Oregon · Jefferson County
Past Producer

Oregon King Mine

Jefferson County, Oregon, United States
SilverLeadCopperZincGoldAntimonyArsenic
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Description

Sheepherders

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryAntimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLENTICULAR MASSES
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
AlterationBrecciated And Silicified
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1899
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10042807
MRDS IDM060845
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.75233, -120.73973
References
PECK, D.L., 1964, GEOLOGIC RECONNAISANCE OF THE ANTELOPE - ASHWOOD AREA, NORTH - CENTRAL OREGON: USGS BULL. 1161-D.LIBBY, F.W. AND CORCORAN, R.E., 1962, THE OREGON KING MINE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. SHORT PAPER 23BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 159OME FILES