The Gold Bluff Mine is a gold mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.90444, -123.31667
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Gold Bluff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bluff Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Foliated Greenstone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron Stained Bleached Schist Zone
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): S 1/2
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS 100'+
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P.37
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, D.J. AND WOLFE, H.D., 1950, REPORT OF RECONNAISSANCE OF THE AREA FROM PANTHER BUTTE TO TELLURIUM PEAK, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ORE BIN VOL. 12, NO. 11, P.73
Oregon Gold
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