Black Hawk Mine/Side Issue

The Black Hawk Mine/Side Issue is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,199 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: Black Hawk Mine/Side Issue  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.7167, -118.76030

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Satelite image of the Black Hawk Mine/Side Issue

Black Hawk Mine/Side Issue MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Hawk Mine/Side Issue
Secondary: Black Hawk
Secondary: More Or Less
Secondary: Side Issue


Commodity

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


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 120.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-B, 1941, P. 138


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