The Doodlebug Claim is a gold mine located in Linn 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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Doodlebug Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Doodlebug Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville
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: In Willamette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Deb Devine
Years: 1951 -
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Sado
Orebody
Form: VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sardine Syncline
Type: L
Description: Northwest-Trending Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON QUARTZVILLE ROAD
Comment (Workings): 10 FT CUT, 4 FT TUNNEL
Comment (Geology): LITTLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. GEOLOGY IS PRESUMED SIMILAR TO OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT DACITIC DIKES AND SMALL PLUGS PRESENT IN DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1951, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-D, P. 98
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