Boston Tunnel

The Boston Tunnel is a gold mine located in Lane 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: Boston Tunnel  

State:  Oregon

County:  Lane

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.58306, -122.69528

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Boston Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boston Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: In Umpqua National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: VEINS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES AND ORE MINERALS ASSUMED SIMILAR TO THOSE AT OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT

Comment (Development): ODGMI'S MILOC FILES INDICATE AU WAS PRODUCED; THIS IS NOT VERIFIED

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL REPORTEDLY IS 300 FT LONG

Comment (Geology): DIORITIC DIKES AND PLUGS PRESENT IN DISTRICT


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1951, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-D, P. 57


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