The Whale Claim is a gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Linn county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.59972, -122.30083
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Whale Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whale Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville
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: Willamette National Forest
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: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO SMALL OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): SILICIFIED RHYOLITE BRECCIA WITH QUARTZ, CLAY, AND SCATTERED SULFIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951; ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 108
Oregon Gold
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