The Alex-Ladd is a silver mine located in Harney county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 42.5669, -118.54440
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Alex-Ladd MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alex-Ladd
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Torbernite
Unknown: Iron Oxides-Hydrated
Unknown: Chalcedony
Unknown: Autunite
Comments
Comment (Location): COULD NOT LOCATE THIS PROPERTY IN 1995 STUDY.
References
Reference (Deposit): BIN, P. 102, 106.
Reference (Deposit): SCHAFER, MAX, 1956, URANIUM PROSPECTING IN OREGON: THE ORE
Reference (Deposit): LIBRARY, DENVER, CO.
Reference (Deposit): RAMBOSEK, ET AL., 1956, AEC PRELIM RECON REPT R-90, USGS
Reference (Deposit): THE ORE BIN, V. 18, NO. 12, P. 87.
Reference (Deposit): THE ORE BIN, 1955, V. 17, NO. 12, P. 88.
Reference (Deposit): MINOR, ET AL., 1987, USGS BULL. 1740-A, P. A17.
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N. S., 1955, UNPUBLISHED DOGAMI FILE REPORT.
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