Maid of the Mist

The Maid of the Mist is a arsenic mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,300 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: Maid of the Mist  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)

Commodity: Arsenic

Lat, Long: 42.205, -123.17500

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Maid of the Mist MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Maid of the Mist


Commodity

Primary: Arsenic


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ORE IS REPORTEDLY RELATIVELY FREE OF SULFIDES

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 200 FT SHAFT AND 500 FT OF OTHER WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SEVERAL QUARTZ VEINS IN GREENSTONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.172

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 258


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