The Braden Mine is a gold and silver 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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Braden Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Braden Mine
Secondary: Braden Extension
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill
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
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1885-1940
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.4-0.5 Au, Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013899) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE
Comment (Location): E 1/2 SE 1/4
Comment (Commodity): OXIDIATION EXTENDS TO 100 FT.
Comment (Production): ABOUT 65% AU & AG RECOVERED ON AMALGAM PLATES; 25% RECOVERED AS CONCENTRATES
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL QUARTZ VEINS
Comment (Workings): SIX ADITS, SHAFT, WKGS 3000 ABOUT 65% AU & AG RECOVERED ON AMALGAM PLATES; 25% RECOVERED AS CONCENTRATES
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.248
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P. 53
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 19148 PETROLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, OREGON; OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 1, NO. 5, P. 171
Reference (Deposit): DILLER, J.S., 19148 MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; USGS BULL. 546, P.41
Reference (Production): USBM
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.
