The Winchester Group 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
Winchester Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Winchester Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jones, J. L.
Years: 1903 -
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: VEIN
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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. GEOLOGY PRESUMED SIMILAR TO THAT AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT. THIS DEPOSIT IS FAR ENOUGH OUT FROM THE CENTER OF MINERALIZATION THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR THE PRESENCE OF STIBNITE. DIORITIC DIKES AND PLUGS PRESENT IN DISTRICT
Comment (Location): AT JOHNSON MEADOWS
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES AND ORE MINERALS PRESUMED SIMILAR TO THOSE AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL LARGE OPEN CUTS, 400 FT OF WORKINGS
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. 83
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.
