The Iron Dike Prospect is a mine located in Grant county, Oregon.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Iron Dike Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Dike Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: North Fork
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hubert Asher
Home Office: Spray, Or.
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FIVE ODGMI ANALYSES GAVE AN AVERAGE OF 0.37 OZ/TON AU AND 0.13 OZ /TON AG
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT IS DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES AND ONE 15 FOOT SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED TO SHOW ADENATELY REVEAL THE NATURE OF MINERALIZATION. THE PROSPECT SHAFT DOES NOT PENETRATE THE GOSSAN (1959) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1959, CORRESPONDANCE IN OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES FILES.
Reference (Deposit): ODGMI FILE
Reference (Deposit): BROWN C.E. AND THAYER,T.P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE; USGS MISC. GEOL. INVEST. MAP I-447
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
