The Spring Creek - 0410250122 is a gold mine located in Harney county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,797 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: 4,797 Feet (1,462 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.2025, -118.67220
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Spring Creek - 0410250122 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spring Creek - 0410250122
Secondary: Red King - 0410250035
Secondary: Victor Group
Secondary: Rabbit Hole Prospect
Secondary: Rabbit Hole Mine
Secondary: Surprise Claims - 0410250099
Secondary: O'Keeffe Claims - 0410250033
Secondary: Harmony Claims - 0410250100
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Harney
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): ONE FLASK OF MERCURY PRODUCED FROM RABBIT HOLE MINE IN 1940.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-J, 1942, P. 227-258.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963,
Reference (Deposit): P. 201-202.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965, TABLE 26, P. 331.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 8-87, 1987, TABLE 1,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 14, P. 23.
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