Relief Property

The Relief Property is a gold 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: Relief Property  

State:  Oregon

County:  Linn

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.58472, -122.30028

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Relief Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Relief Property
Secondary: Aho Brothers


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Occurrence
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 Unit
Age Young: Miocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: REPORTEDLY ASSAYED 0.60 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: 1.00 OZ/TON AG


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): SOUTH AND ADJACENT TO LAWLER GROUND

Comment (Workings): 140 FEET OF TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): VEIN MATERIAL CONSISTS OF GOUGE SEAMS WITH IRON-STAINED AND SILICIFIED ANDESITE AND SOME DISSEMINATED SULFIDES, CHIEFLY SPHALERITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 104


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