The Mountain Lion Prospect is a gold mine located in Josephine 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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Mountain Lion Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Lion Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1934-1935
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.14 Au, 0.1 Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Many Faults, Vein Difficult To Follow
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRE-1914 PRODUCTION MAY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SLATES ARE NARROW LENSES IN GREENSTONE
Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS DEVELOPED
Comment (Workings): OVER 8000 FEET OF CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, AND STOPES PRE-1914 PRODUCTION MAY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 P
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 165
Reference (Production): USBM
Oregon Gold
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