The Paymaster Claim is a gold mine located in Linn county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.54778, -122.27167
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Paymaster Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paymaster Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Willamette 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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 8.4% ZN
Analytical Data: 10.1% PB
Analytical Data: 0.10% CU
Analytical Data: 1.94 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.76 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION NOT REPORTED
Comment (Workings): 130 FT DRIFT REPORTED. PRODUCTION NOT REPORTED
Comment (Geology): NORTHWEST STRIKING MINERALIZED ZONES CONTAIN ALTERED SILICIFIED ROCK WITH SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS A FEW INCHES WIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 296
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 103
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 109
Oregon Gold
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