Little Pittsburgh

The Little Pittsburgh 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: Little Pittsburgh  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.185, -122.77440

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Little Pittsburgh MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Pittsburgh
Secondary: Burdick Group
Secondary: Ruth
Secondary: Growler
Secondary: Burdick


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Burdick And Griffin
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1980


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN ASHLORD MINING DISTRICT


References

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 273.

Reference (Deposit): P. 30, 33, 38.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1943, V. 2,


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