The Bula Mine is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,701 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: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.85167, -122.67111
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Bula Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bula Mine
Secondary: Lamb Mine
Secondary: Golden Butte?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Ashland
Land Status
Not available
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: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): GOLDEN BUTTE PROSPECT CREDITED WITH VERY SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1941
Comment (Deposit): POOR RECOVERY
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A SHALLOW SHAFT AND 870 FT IN TWO ADITS
Comment (Location): ON A RIDGE ABOUT ONE HALF MILE EAST OF ASHLAND CREEK
References
Reference (Production): VSBM
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.29
Oregon Gold
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