Lucky Queen Mine

Gold prospect · Josephine County, Oregon

ProspectGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
Coordinates42.58012, -123.33555

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiaryTellurium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10201860
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Lucky Queen Mine0.0 miGoldPast Producer
Hammersley Mine0.5 miChromiumProspect
Hammersely Mine0.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Chromite Occurrence0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Chromite Occurrence near Merlin, OR0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Depression Breaker0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Depression Breaker0.8 miGoldPast Producer
King Tutt Prospect0.9 miGoldPast Producer
King Tutt0.9 miGoldPast Producer
Swastika Mining Co.1.0 miGoldPast Producer
Swastika Mining Co.1.0 miGoldOccurrence
Jacks Creek1.2 miGoldPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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