The Paymaster Vein is a gold and silver 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
Paymaster Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paymaster Vein
Secondary: Part of the Syndicate Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
Land Status
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
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS TOTALLING 185 FT
Comment (Geology): SEAMS OF SOLID SULPHIDES OCCUR IN A NARROW BAND OF ALTERED VOLCANICS.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 79
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 77
Oregon Gold
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