The Oswego Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Clackamas county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Oswego Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oswego Iron Mine
Secondary: Prosser
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Oregon
County: Clackamas
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
Year First Production: 1867
Year Last Production: 1894
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 30-40% FE
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Development): FIRST IRON BLAST FURNACE ON THE PACIFIC COAST
Comment (Location): HIGH POPULATION DENSITY.
Comment (Deposit): BOG IRON
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 22
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