Bowden

The Bowden is a gold and silver mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,480 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

Name: Bowden  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation: 1,480 Feet (451 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 42.42722, -122.98778

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Bowden MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bowden
Secondary: Forest Lane


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Bowden


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tonalite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Tonalite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN IN DIORITE AS MUCH AS 3 FEET THICK WHERE STOPED STRIKES N.75 DEG. E., DIPS 85 DEG. N. YIELDED FREE GOLD AT 100-FOOT DEPTH.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 198 FT SHAFT AND ABOUT 700 FT IN DRIFTS AND ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.248.

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.52.


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