Mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic lode mining work in this important re-issue of U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 846-B, otherwise known as "Geology and ore deposits of the Takilma-Waldo district, Oregon (including the Blue Creek district)." Unavailable since the 1933, this publication was originally compiled by the United States Geological Survey and includes details on gold and copper mining in the Takilma and Waldo Districts of Josephine County, Oregon. The Waldo and Takilma mining districts are most notable for the fact that the earliest large scale mining of placer...