The Mother Lode Group is a lead, copper, silver, and gold mine located in Marion 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.86722, -122.08222
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Mother Lode Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mother Lode Group
Secondary: Cascade Gold and Silver
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Marion
District: North Santiam
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: Mt. Hood 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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Workings): 80 FOOT CROSSCUT ADIT AND OPEN CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 122
Oregon Gold
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