Mountain Lion Prospect

The Mountain Lion Prospect is a gold mine located in Josephine 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: Mountain Lion Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.32639, -123.24444

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Mountain Lion Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mountain Lion Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1935
Time Period: 1934-1935
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.14 Au, 0.1 Ag


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

Type: L
Description: Many Faults, Vein Difficult To Follow


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRE-1914 PRODUCTION MAY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SLATES ARE NARROW LENSES IN GREENSTONE

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS DEVELOPED

Comment (Workings): OVER 8000 FEET OF CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, AND STOPES PRE-1914 PRODUCTION MAY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE.


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 P

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 165

Reference (Production): USBM


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