Henry Clay

Occurrence in Lane county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048423
MRDS ID MP00006
Record type Site
Current site name Henry Clay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.65254, 43.55399 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Along Center Of South Border Of Section

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lane(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairview Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Umpqua National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Lane

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 023S 001E 23 S EDGE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ON EAST SIDE OF MONTE RICO RIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COMMODITIES AND ORE MINERAL PRESUMED THE SAME AS AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Little Butte Volcanics
    Rock description Little Butte Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.65254, 43.55399

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Comments on the geologic information

  • LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. GEOLOGY IS PRESUMED SIMILAR TO THAT AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT. DIORITIC DIKES AND PLUGS PRESENT IN DISTRICT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bohemia

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Umpqua National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Whale And Gilbert
    First year 1902

Comments on the workings information

  • 1200 FT OF WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1951, OREGON METAL MINEL HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-D, P. 66

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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