The Chieftain is a gold, copper, and zinc mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.04083, -123.08889
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Chieftain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chieftain
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Myrtle Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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
Form: LENSES AND DISCONTINUOUS STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sylvanite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Petzite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 1500 FT BULK OF PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1930. RECORDS INCOMPLETE; PRODUCTION PROBABLY GREATER THAN $100,000 .
Comment (Location): NW 1/4
Comment (Production): BULK OF PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1930 . RECORDS INCOMPLETE; PRODUCTION PROBABLY GREATER THAN $100,000 .
Comment (Deposit): CHIEFTAIN AND CONTINENTAL MINES ARE ON THE SAME VEIN WHICH IS ABOUT 3000 FT LONG
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN IS CUT BY SET OF STEEPLY DIPPING, NORTH TO NORTHEAST STRIKING, FRACTURES AND FAULTS OF SMALL DISPLACEMENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - C, V. 1 , P. 121 - 122 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 268 - 270
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 34
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