The Oregon King Mine is a silver, lead, copper, zinc, and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.7525, -120.73861
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Oregon King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oregon King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jefferson
District: Horse Heaven Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Oreco Enterprises, Inc
Owner Name: Silver Productions Inc.
Home Office: Tucson, Arizona
Years: 1975 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1899
Discovery Year: 1898
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Ochoco Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciated And Silicified
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: METALLURGICAL TEST ASSAYED 0.15 OZ AU AND 9.45 OZ AG/TON, TRACE PB, 0.88% CU, 0.40% ZN, 6.75% FE, 6.09% S, 0.20% SB, NO AS
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS AND AN INCLINED SHAFT FROM WHICH 7 LEVELS HAVE BEEN TURNED.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MODERATE RESERVES ANTICIPATED BUT NOT SEEN
Comment (Deposit): RECORD (W017034) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PECK, D.L., 1964, GEOLOGIC RECONNAISANCE OF THE ANTELOPE - ASHWOOD AREA, NORTH - CENTRAL OREGON: USGS BULL. 1161-D.
Reference (Deposit): LIBBY, F.W. AND CORCORAN, R.E., 1962, THE OREGON KING MINE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. SHORT PAPER 23
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 159
Reference (Production): OME FILES
Oregon Gold
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