Fox Valley Prospects

The Fox Valley Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Grant 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

Name: Fox Valley Prospects  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.37667, -119.15278

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Fox Valley Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fox Valley Prospects
Secondary: Black Butte Mine
Secondary: Cohoe Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Mt. Vernon


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS (1903-1906) STATE THAT A 145 FOOT SHAFT HAD BEEN SUNK ON A QUARTZ LODE. A SMALL ($2000) PRODUCTION WAS REPORTED ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Production): LINDGREN (1901) REPORTS A SMALL BUT PERSISTENT OUTPUT OF PLACER GOLD FROM THE FOX BASIN AREA.


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON; USGS 22ND ANNUAL REPORT, PART 2, P. 720


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