Snow Bird

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
Coordinates42.25652, -123.31585

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Silver

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10273959
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Snow Bird0.0 miGoldPast Producer
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 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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