The Golden Gate is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,150 feet.
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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: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.86194, -123.38528
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Golden Gate MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Gate
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Silver Peak
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1928-1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.05 Au
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1928-1940
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^ .003 Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Form: DISSEMINATED & STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Near Dothan Contact
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritic Schist
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NORTHERN EXTENSION OF SILVER PEAK MINERALIZED ZONE
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT, ADITS, WKGS 600'
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P.27
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, D.J. AND WOLFE, H.D., 1950, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE AREA FROM PANTHER BUTTE TO TELLURIUM PEAK, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ORE BIN, VOL. 12, NO. 11, P.74
Reference (Deposit): SHENNON, P.J., 1933, COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SQUAW CREEK AND SILVER PEAK DISTRICTS AND AT THE ALMEDA MINE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; USGS CIRC. 2, P.23
Reference (Production): USBM
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
