Red Elephant 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
Coordinates42.59842, -123.69586

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiaryMolybdenum

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10225413
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Red Elephant Mine0.0 miGold, MolybdenumOccurrence
Bluebell Prospect0.6 miGoldProspect
Blue Bell0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Treasury Group1.6 miUraniumProspect
Treasury Group1.6 miGold, CopperOccurrence
Mill Creek Prospect1.9 miCopperProspect
Mill Creek Prospect1.9 miCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Black Hawk2.2 miGoldOccurrence
Black Hawk2.2 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Buffalo Group2.5 miGold, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Buffalo Group2.5 miGoldProspect
Beth Prospect2.5 miCopperProspect

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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