The Kit Carson is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,660 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,660 Feet (2,030 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.70111, -118.51750
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Kit Carson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kit Carson
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Greenhorn District
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.
Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Van. B. Halberg
Home Office: Baker, Or.
Years: 1939 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1921
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VALUES UP TO SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE TON (1939)
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF OLD OPEN CUTS AND SHAFTS AND 500 FT OF TUNNELS, CROSSCUTS, AND DRIFTS.
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK BROKEN BY NUMEROUS FAULTS AND A LARGE DIORITE DIKE. GOUGE ALONG FAULTS.
Comment (Commodity): PLATINUM OCCURRENCE NOT VERIFIED
Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED LODES
Comment (Location): A FEW HUNDRED YARDS EAST OF THE WINDSOR CLAIM. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR NORTHEASTERNMOST PROSPECT SYMBOL SHOWN IN SECTION ON TOPO MAP
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 80
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.
