Knott Claim

The Knott Claim is a gold 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

Name: Knott Claim  

State:  Oregon

County:  Lane

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.57917, -122.62167

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Satelite image of the Knott Claim

Knott Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Knott Claim
Secondary: Part of the Champion Group
Secondary: Bohemia Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia


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: Umpqua National Area


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): PROPERTY EQUIPPED WITH 5 STAMP MILL WHICH OPERATED FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. THE FIRST PRODUCTION IN THE BOHEMIA DISTRICT IS CREDITED TO THIS PROSPECT

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INACCESSIBLE SHAFTS PROPERTY EQUIPPED WITH 5 STAMP MILL WHICH OPERATED FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. THE FIRST PRODUCTION IN THE BOHEMIA DISTRICT IS CREDITED TO THIS PROSPECT

Comment (Geology): VEIN MATTER IS ALMOST COMPLETELY OXIDIZED.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 54


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