The Highland Chief is a gold, silver, zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Linn county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.58222, -122.30472
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Highland Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highland Chief
Secondary: Mule Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Willamette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): IN THE MINERALIZED ZONE, SULPHIDES ARE DISSEMINATED AND FILL FRACTURES IN SILICIFIED, ALTERED ANDESITE.
Comment (Location): 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1956 EDITION
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY SHORT TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 100
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 109
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