The Levan's Ledge is a gold mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,699 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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.91056, -123.31194
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Levan's Ledge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Levan's Ledge
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Riddle
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
Type: Unknown
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
Form: OVERLAPPING QUARTZ LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4
Comment (Geology): MAY BE ON NORTHEAST EXTENSION OF THE SILVER PEAK MINERALIZED ZONE.
Comment (Workings): SEVEN ADITS TOTAL 2400, STOPES
Comment (Deposit): 169 ACRES PATENTED GROUND
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P.106
Reference (Production): USBM
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 80, P.
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