Mine detail: Great Northern

Previously called 'North Star'

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Location: Linn County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.23371, -122.34199
dep_id: 10036343
mrds_id: M025124
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Trace mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
Reporter: Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Little Butte Volcanics
hrock_type: Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 302
  • Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 47
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 118
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