The Graham Property is a silver, mercury, and gold mine located in Lane county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Mercury, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.57139, -122.71083
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Graham Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Graham Property
Secondary: Hartley
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Gold
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: 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: TRACE AG
Analytical Data: 0.02 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): METACINNABAR REPORTED BUT NOT FOUND
Comment (Location): SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS TOTALLING ABOUT 115 FT.
Comment (Geology): "VEINS" CONSIST OF INDISTINCT ZONES OF SILICIFIED AND IRON-STAINED ANDESITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 64
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