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Mineral King Prospect

Occurrence in Lane county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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  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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048425
MRDS ID MP00008
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral King Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.59115, 43.55676 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lane(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bearbones Mountain(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 002E 20 SE4 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ON HORSE HEAVEN CREEK NEAR BOUNDARY WITH SEC. 29. WORKINGS ARE ALSO REPORTED ON WINDY CREEK, 0.5 MI TO SOUTH IN SEC. 28 OR 29

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • COMMODITIES AND ORE MINERALS PRESUMED SIMILAR TO THAT AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Calcite 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) -122.59115, 43.55676
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED
    Width 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 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

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 FT TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1951, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-D, P. 69

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE A FEW INCHES TO 3 FT WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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