Pueblo Group

The Pueblo Group is a gold mine located in Harney 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

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Site Name

Primary: Pueblo Group
Secondary: Pueblo Gold Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens-Pueblo

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

Owner Name: Tom Lawson
Home Office: Denio, Nv.
Years: 1976 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FOUR ODGMI ASSAYS AVERAGED 0.15 OZ/TON AU AND 0.07 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY THREE SHALLOW SHAFTS AND TWO ADITS NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION, SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF FREE GOLD IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MILLED

Comment (Production): NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION, SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF FREE GOLD IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MILLED

References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 55, P. 202

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R. R., 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST OREGON; USGS BULL. 995-B, P. 49

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 161

Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON: USBM IC 8252, 1965, TABLE 26, P. 331.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE MLA 8-87, 1987, TABLE 1, NO. 37, P. 27.

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