The Ollala Placers is a gold and silver mine located in Douglas county, Oregon.
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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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Ollala Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ollala Placers
Secondary: Fisher Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Riddle Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STREAM CHANNEL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ON COARSE GOLD, BYRON, AND BUSHNELL CREEKS, ALL BRANCHES OF OLALLA CREEK. UTM GRID LOCATION IS AT THE MOUTH OF COARSE GOLD CREEK
Comment (Development): SMALL INDEPENDENT HYDRAULIC PLACER OPERATIONS; SMALL PRODUCTION, MAINLY DURING THE 1930'S
Comment (Geology): BEDROCK IS UMPQUA FORMATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 40-41.
Reference (Deposit): ODGMI, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: ODGMI BULL. 14-C VOL. 1, P. 102, 109-110
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