The Gold Hill Mine is a gold and platinum mine located in Jackson 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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Gold Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Pocket
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Platinum
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Klamath Mountains Area
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1857
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PLATINUM WAS 0.32 OZ PER TON ACCORDING TO SHELTER RETURNS (MERTIE, 1969, P. 99)
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Platinum
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): POCKET
Comment (Workings): THE POCKET EXTENDED TO ONLY 15 FEET BELOW THE OUTCROP. PLATINUM WAS 0.33 OZ PER TON ACCORDING TO SMELTER RETURNS (MERTIE, 1969, P. 99)
Comment (Deposit): PLATINUM OCCURRENCE NOT CONFIRMED.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULL. 61, 337 P.
Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J. B., JR., 1969, ECON. GEOL. OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, 120 P.
Reference (Deposit): KELLOGG, A.F., 1922, PLATINUM IN THE QUARTZ VEINS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. ENG. AND MINING JOUR. V. 113, P.1000
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
