The Sweetbriar is a gold and copper mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 42.89583, -123.32472
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Sweetbriar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sweetbriar
Secondary: Gold Ridge Claim?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NORTHEAST EXTENSION OF SILVER PEAK ZONE
Comment (Workings): CUTS, DRIFT 35'
Comment (Commodity): DISSEMINATED IN PALE GREEN TO WHITE SCHIST
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P.43
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, D.J. AND WOLFE, H.D., 19508 REPORT ON THE RECONNAISSANCE OF THE AREA FROM PANTHER BUTTE TO TELLURIUM PEAK, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ORE BIN, VOL. 12, NO. 12, P. 73
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