The Present Need is a gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.54778, -118.70083
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Present Need MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Present Need
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGES 6 TO 25 OUNCES SILVER AND 4 TO 5 OUNCES GOLD PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE WEST FORK OF DIXIE CREEK ABOUT A MILE ABOVE THE FORKS AND A FEW HUNDRED FEET BELOW THE KEYSTONE.
Comment (Production): SMALL OUTPUT DURING 1890'S AND LATER. TOTAL UNKNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): NARROW AND DISCONTINUOUS VEIN
Comment (Workings): POOR RECORD; VEIN IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED DOWN TO CREEK LEVEL. SMALL OUTPUT DURING 1890'S AND LATER. TOTAL UNKNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 122 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 153 .
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