The Musick is a gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Lane 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, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.57806, -122.65389
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Musick MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Musick
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Umpqua National Area
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1891
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AND 1.2% CU
Analytical Data: 5.7% ZN
Analytical Data: 5.6% PB
Analytical Data: 1.7 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: STOPE SAMPLE (TABER, 1949) ASSAYED 0.38 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN HAS SEVERAL SHARP BENDS IN ITS COURSE. ORE SHOOTS AS MUCH AS 375 FEET IN LENGTH AND 5 FT IN WIDTH HAVE BEEN MINED.
Comment (Workings): 7200 FT OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS PLUS NUMEROUS STOPES, RAISES, AND WINZES
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS MOSTLY RHYOLITE
Comment (Commodity): THE MUSICK VEIN HAS A HIGHER PROPORTION OF GALENA THAN OTHER VEINS IN THE BOHEMIA DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 57
Reference (Deposit): TABER, J.W., 1949, A RECONNAISSANCE OF LODE MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT, LANE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, OREGON; USBM INF. CIRC. 7512, P. 28
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 3
Reference (Deposit): LUTTON, R.J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT, LANE COUNTY, OREGON; UNIV. ARIZONA PHD DISSERTATION
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