The Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Lane county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,848 feet.
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
Elevation: 3,848 Feet (1,173 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.56444, -122.79444
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Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Prospect
Secondary: Holderman Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Weyerhaeuser Co.
Years: 1994 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic, Silicic
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Kaolinite
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT LIES DIRECTLY WEST OF THE BOHEMIA DISTRICT, MOST PRODUCTIVE OF OREGON'S MINING DISTRICTS IN THE CASCADE RANGE.
Comment (Development): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN DRILLED ONLY, NO DEVELOPMENT
Comment (Deposit): FLOAT DOWNSTREAM OF DEPOSIT LED TO ITS DISCOVERY
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS OTHER THAN DRILL COLLARS
References
Reference (Deposit): ASHLEY, R.P., AND PETERSON, J.A., 1991, FIELD EXAM
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.
