White Horse Mining Co.

The White Horse Mining Co. is a gold 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

Name: White Horse Mining Co.  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.46444, -123.04861

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White Horse Mining Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Horse Mining Co.
Secondary: No Name #35


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization


Rocks

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): WORKED AS A PLACER PRE 1916

Comment (Location): SW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): VALUES FOUND QUARTZ & SHEARED WALL ROCK

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TWO ADITS, CUT


References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F G AND OTHERS, 1940, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GRANTS PASS QUADRANGLE, OREGON; ODGMI GEOL MAP

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL 14-C, VOL 2, SEC 2, P 121


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