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Red Jacket Mine

Josephine County, Oregon
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

11 minerals
BorniteBorniteChalcopyriteChalcopyriteChrysocollaChrysocollaCopperCopperGalenaGalenaGoldGold

Also recorded: malachite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz and silver.

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About Red Jacket Mine

Red Jacket Mine is a historic mining site in Josephine, Oregon, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Applegate Group (Greenstone). Reported specimens include Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold; logged ore minerals are Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite; gangue is recorded as Quartz.

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Applegate Group — Greenstone
Associated rock
Diorite
Ore minerals
BorniteChalcopyriteChrysocollaGalenaGoldMalachitePyritePyrrhotite
Gangue minerals
Quartz

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Production size
Small

Records and references

Cited references

RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45PBROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 233OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.91

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10042884 — view the source record

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Can you collect at Red Jacket Mine?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Red Jacket Mine?

Bornite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, galena, gold, malachite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz and silver.

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Meteorite nearbyA 6.9 kg iron meteorite was found at Sam's Valley in 1894, 20 miles from here.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System.

Photos: Bornite by Leon Hupperichs, CC BY-SA 3.0; Chalcopyrite by Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 3.0; Chrysocolla by Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0; Copper by “Jon Zander (Digon3)", CC BY-SA 3.0; Galena by Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0; Gold by Alchemist-hp (talk) www.pse-mendelejew.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.