The Red Heifer is a gold and silver mine located in Linn county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.60222, -122.29444
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Red Heifer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Heifer
Secondary: Silver Signal
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Willamette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED ORE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.32 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: 4.90 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): A SHEARED AND SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE CONTAINS COMB QUARTZ, IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDE-STAINED GOUGE AND RESIDUAL SULFIDE CORES.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY SURFACE CUTS AND OVER 100 FEET IN TWO TUNNELS WITH A SHORT DRIFT AND RAISE
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 110
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 297
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 104
Oregon Gold
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