The Al Sarena is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Jackson 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
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Al Sarena MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Al Sarena
Secondary: Buzzard
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STREAKS & LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Extensive Alteration With Disseminated Pyrite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): SECS. 19, 20
Comment (Production): REPORTEDLY 35,000 TONS OF ORE BLOCKED OUT
Comment (Workings): 4200 FT OF WORKINGS IN 8 ADITS REPORTEDLY 35,000 TONS OF ORE BLOCKED OUT
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK; 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.195
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893
Reference (Production): USBM
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.323
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