Big Chief Property

The Big Chief Property 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: Big Chief Property  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.42139, -123.21333

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Big Chief Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Chief Property
Secondary: Tyee
Secondary: Poison Oak


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rudd, Herbert
Years: 1955 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: THIRTEEN FOOT CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS FACE ASSAYED 0.03 OZ/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): S 1/2

Comment (Workings): 262 FT IN 3 TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ STRINGERS AND VEINLETS IN DACITE PORPHYRY.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.48

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N.V., 1973, ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT


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