Mine detail: Gold King Prospect

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Location: Lane County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.55065, -122.60087
dep_id: 10048422
mrds_id: MP00005
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: VEINS
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Little Butte Volcanics
hrock_type: Andesite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
disc_yr: 1903
discr: A.W. Ziniker And Owner
References:
  • OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1951, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-D, P. 63-64
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