Snow Bird

Gold past producer · Josephine County, Oregon

Past ProducerGoldUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · GOLDSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for gold. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Coordinates42.25649, -123.31587

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Silver, Copper

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10032183
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Snow Bird0.0 miGoldProspect
Pugh Soapstone0.4 miTalc-SoapstonePast Producer
Pugh Soapstone0.4 miTalc-SoapstoneProducer
King Mine0.5 miGoldProspect
King Mine0.5 miGoldOccurrence
Blue Mule Claim0.6 miGoldProspect
Blue Mule Claim0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Mine near Williams, OR0.8 miGoldProspect
Adits and Shaft0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Dark Canyon0.8 miGold, SilverProducer
Red Rose Mine0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Brown Owl Mine0.9 miGoldProspect

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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