The Elkhorn Prospect is a gold mine located in Lane 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: 43.56556, -122.67028
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Elkhorn Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elkhorn Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Andrew Brund And D. P. Burton
Years: 1951 -
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
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES AND ORE MINERALS PRESUMED SIMILAR TO THOSE AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT
Comment (Location): LOCATED TO CENTER OF HALF SECTION
Comment (Workings): 200 FT OF WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. GEOLOGY PRESUMED SIMILAR TO THAT AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT. DIORITIC DIKES AND PLUGS PRESENT IN DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1951, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-D, P. 62
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.
