Compton Mine

The Compton Mine is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon.

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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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Site Name

Primary: Compton Mine
Secondary: Compton Mines Company
Secondary: Compton Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Susanville District

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: Malheur Natioal Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Compton Mines Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO ASSAY 1.10 OZ/TON (38 PPM) PT, $4.40/TON AU
Analytical Data: AU=0.2129 OZ/TON (7 PPM)

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): NATURE OF DEPOSIT IS NOT CLEAR. SETTING IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR POLYMETALLIC VEINS

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY INCLINE 140 FT DEEP. TUNNEL CUT VEIN 400 FT BELOW SHAFT BOTTOM, DISCLOSED BLIND LEAD

Comment (Deposit): RECORD M046996 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED.

Comment (Location): CLAIM MAP SHOWS PROSPECT TO BE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH OF THE DAISY. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR SHAFT SYMBOL SHOWN IN NW/4 SECTION

Comment (Commodity): QUIRING, 1962; E&MJ, 1916

Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION OF AU, PT REPORTED

Comment (Development): ASSESSMENT WORK ONLY IN EARLY YEARS

References

Reference (Deposit): QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, PLATINMETALLE IN DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE 16 BAND: STUTTGART, FERDINAND ENKE VERLAG, P. 249.

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1916, PT. 1, P. 11.

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1916, OREGON, GRANT COUNTY, COMPTON MINES CO.: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 101, JUNE 24, P. 1135.

Reference (Deposit): PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 68.

Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON - WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 140.

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