The Highland Claim is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.33389, -123.16444
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Highland Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highland Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cook And Swacker
Years: 1916 -
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SMELTER RETURNS INDICATED 0.32 OZ/TON (11 PPM) (KELLOGG, 1922)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): BYPRODUCT PGE REPORTED IN SMELTER RETURNS
Comment (Deposit): PT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN PITS AND CAVITIES IN BLUE QUARTZ IN THE VEIN
Comment (Location): ON RIGHT FORK OF FOOTS CREEK
Comment (Commodity): PT OCCURRENCE NOT CONFIRMED
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1943, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 2, P. 77.
Reference (Deposit): PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON V. 2, NO. 4, P. 121.
Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 99.
Reference (Deposit): KELLOGG, A.F., 1922, PLATINUM IN THE QUARTZ VEINS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 113, P. 1000.
Oregon Gold
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