The Big Chief Property is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Big Chief Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Chief Property
Secondary: Tyee
Secondary: Poison Oak
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rudd, Herbert
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THIRTEEN FOOT CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS FACE ASSAYED 0.03 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): S 1/2
Comment (Workings): 262 FT IN 3 TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ STRINGERS AND VEINLETS IN DACITE PORPHYRY.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.48
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N.V., 1973, ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
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.
