Treasure

The Treasure is a gold and silver mine located in Lane 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: Treasure

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Blue River

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN SAMPLES RANGE FROM 0.04-0.16 OZ/TON AU AND 0.06-2.82 OZ/TON OVER WIDTHS OF 1.8 TO 15.0 FEET.

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): AN ORE SHOOT WAS REPORTEDLY 270 FT LONG.

Comment (Workings): 4000 FT OF WORKINGS ON FIVE LEVELS.

References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 304

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 51

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 123

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