The Bull Lead is a gold, silver, copper, lead, 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.56944, -122.66556
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Bull Lead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bull Lead
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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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
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Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1955 EDITION
Comment (Workings): 80 FOOT ADIT
Comment (Geology): SILICIFIED ZONE WITH DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND MINOR BASE METAL SULFIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRAY, J.J. AND VOGT, B.F., 1978, A GEOLOGICAL FIELD TRIP GUIDE FROM COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON TO THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT; ORE BIN, VOL. 40, NO. 6, P. 101
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