Quartzville

The Quartzville is a silver and gold mine located in Linn 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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Site Name

Primary: Quartzville
Secondary: Placer Dome

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Oregon
County: Linn
District: Quartzville

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 Willamette National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Placer Dome, Inc.
Years: 1992 -

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: Epithermal vein, Sado

Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN, VEINS PRESUMED

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS TAKEN FROM ODGMI'S MILOC FILE

Comment (Development): PLACER DOME DRILLED 10 HOLES AND DROPPED PROSPECT IN 1992

References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES MILOC FILE

Reference (Deposit): HLADKY, F.R., 1993, MINING AND EXPLORATION IN OREGON DURING 1992: OREGON GEOLOGY, P. 27-34.

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