The Western Vein is a silver and gold mine located in Lane county, Oregon.
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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
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Western Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Vein
Secondary: Part of the Cripple Creek Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Amethyst
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS GENERALLY LOW IN GRADE EXCEPT FOR SHOOTS OF UNDETERMINED EXTENT.
Comment (Deposit): SEPARATE RECORDS FOR CRIPPLE CREEK AND LOST VEINS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY SIX ADITS
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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