Mine detail: Winchester Group

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Location: Lane County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.57815, -122.55337
dep_id: 10048427
mrds_id: MP00011
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Little Butte Volcanics
hrock_type: Andesite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1951, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-D, P. 83
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