The Cripple Creek Vein is a gold, silver, zinc, and copper 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, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 43.56639, -122.63972
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Cripple Creek Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cripple Creek Vein
Secondary: Part of the Cripple Creek Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 275 FT ADIT AND TWO SHORT CROSSCUTS
Comment (Deposit): SEPARATE RECORDS FOR LOST AND WESTERN VEINS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL 14-D, P. 60
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 65
Reference (Deposit): LUTTON, R.J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT, LANE COUNTY, OREGON; UNIV. ARIZONA PHD DISSERTATION.
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