Albany

The Albany is a gold and silver mine located in Linn 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: Albany  

State:  Oregon

County:  Linn

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.59639, -122.28361

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Albany MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Albany
Secondary: Lincoln Mines


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville


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.
Administrative Organization: Willamette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1888
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: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.40 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: TWO FOOT SAMPLE ACROSS THE BACK OF THE STOPE WAS REPORTED TO RUN 0.10 OZ/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FOUR BRECCIATED SILICIFIED ZONES

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW CUTS AND SHAFTS PLUS 1090 FT OF WORKINGS IN FIVE TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG FOUR MAIN, NORTHWEST-TRENDING, BRECCIATED AND ALTERED SILICIFIED ZONES CONTAINING SOME CLAY GOUGE AND DRUSY AND CHERTY QUARTZ VEINLETS.


References

Reference (Deposit): MUNTS, S.R., 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE QUARTZVILLE MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL WESTERN CASCADES, OREGON; UNIV. OREGON MS THESIS, 150 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 294

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 97

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 103


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