The Mystery Vein is a copper and zinc 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
Mystery Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mystery Vein
Secondary: Part of Musick Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Specularite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEPARATE RECORDS FOR MUSICK, CALIFORNIA, AND ALPHARETTA VEINS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY A SHALLOW SHAFT AND A SHORT CROSSCUT TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 60
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, PLATE NO. 3
Oregon Gold
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