The Christy Prospect is a gold mine located in Lane county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
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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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.90778, -122.38222
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Christy Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christy Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Fall Creek
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: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT
Comment (Location): NW 1/4
Comment (Geology): SILICIFIED TUFF BRECCIA CONSTAINS SOME VUGGY QUARTZ AND DISSEMINATED PYRITE
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 307
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