The Boston Tunnel is a gold mine located in Lane 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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Boston Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boston Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
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 Umpqua National Forest
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES AND ORE MINERALS ASSUMED SIMILAR TO THOSE AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT
Comment (Development): ODGMI'S MILOC FILES INDICATE AU WAS PRODUCED; THIS IS NOT VERIFIED
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL REPORTEDLY IS 300 FT LONG
Comment (Geology): DIORITIC DIKES AND 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. 57
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