The Quartzville is a silver and gold mine located in Linn 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
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Quartzville MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartzville
Secondary: Placer Dome
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville
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: In Willamette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Placer Dome, Inc.
Years: 1992 -
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
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Sado
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN, VEINS PRESUMED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS TAKEN FROM ODGMI'S MILOC FILE
Comment (Development): PLACER DOME DRILLED 10 HOLES AND DROPPED PROSPECT IN 1992
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES MILOC FILE
Reference (Deposit): HLADKY, F.R., 1993, MINING AND EXPLORATION IN OREGON DURING 1992: OREGON GEOLOGY, P. 27-34.
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