The Gaylord Tunnel is a lead, zinc, silver, gold, and copper mine located in Lake county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 42.63889, -120.55389
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Gaylord Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gaylord Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lake
District: Brattain
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Fremont National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TRACE-12.53% ZN
Analytical Data: TRACE-12.49% PB
Analytical Data: TRACE-6.10 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ODGMI SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.04-0.05 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 136 FT CROSSCUT WITH 65 FT DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): MUNTZERT, J.K., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BRATTAIN DISTRICT, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS THESIS, 70 PP.
Reference (Deposit): APPLING, R.N., 1950, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BRATTAIN MINING AREA, PAISLEY, OREGON; UNIV. OREGON MS THESIS, 74 PP.
Reference (Deposit): BALDWIN, E.M. AND MASON, R.S., 1947, PAISLEY LEAD-ZINC DISTRICT; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N.V. AND MCINTYRE, J.R., 1970, THE RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 66, P. 51
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