The Rattlesnake Vein is a gold, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Lane county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,826 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: 4,826 Feet (1,471 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.56667, -122.66250
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Rattlesnake Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rattlesnake Vein
Secondary: Demon Claim
Secondary: See Also Tall Timber Vein
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Joe Watson
Home Office: Cottage Grove, Or.
Years: 1980 -
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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.7 % ZN, TRACE PB
Analytical Data: 0.9 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF SULPHIDE ORE ASSAYED 0.22 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 200 FT IN DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS
Comment (Geology): DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND STRINGERS OF PYRITIC QUARTZ WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF SPHALERITE AND CHALCOPYRITE APPEAR IN SHEAR ZONES FROM TWO TO TEN FEET IN WIDTH
Comment (Deposit): SEE SEPARATE RECORD FOR TALL TIMBER VEINS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 73
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 74
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