Cloudy Day Quartz Claim

The Cloudy Day Quartz Claim is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,199 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

Name: Cloudy Day Quartz Claim  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.09528, -123.18861

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Satelite image of the Cloudy Day Quartz Claim

Cloudy Day Quartz Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cloudy Day Quartz Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate


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: Rogue River National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): POCKETS

Comment (Workings): TWO 20 FT SHAFTS AND A 100 FT ADIT

Comment (Location): W 1/2


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL 14-C, VOL 2, SEC 2, P 157


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