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Found alongside
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
218 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
211 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
207 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
196 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
173 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
163 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Grant County (47) · Lane County (41) · Baker County (36) · Jackson County (25) · Josephine County (16) · Linn County (14) · Marion County (9) · Wallowa County (5) · Lake County (5) · Douglas County (3) · Malheur County (3) · Wheeler County (3) · Curry County (3) · Jefferson County (2) · Clackamas County (2) · Union County (1) · Coos County (1) · Harney County (1) · Crook County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Red Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 42.755, -123.899 |
| Chloride Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.867, -118.134 |
| Chloride | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Zinc | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 44.861, -118.124 |
| Almeda | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 42.610, -123.585 |
| Standard | Copper, Gold | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.546, -118.681 |
| Silver Peak | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite | Past Producer | 42.849, -123.372 |
| Red Jacket Mine | Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 42.488, -123.271 |
| Copperopolis Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 44.558, -118.681 |
| Red Ribbon | Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena | Occurrence | 44.550, -122.284 |
| Snow Creek Mine | Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.702, -118.506 |
| Waterman Prospect | Gold, Copper, Lead | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.448, -119.766 |
| Corporal G | Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Producer | 42.507, -123.099 |
| 44 Mines | Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 44.553, -122.272 |
| Lead Lode | Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 44.873, -118.297 |
| Portland Consolidated Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 44.737, -118.615 |
| Oregon King Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 44.752, -120.740 |
| Bi Metallic | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Magnesite, Chromium, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 44.720, -118.541 |
| Pony Shoe Mine | Chromium | Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.003, -123.503 |
| Diadem and Brindle Horse | Lead, Gold, Silver, Mercury, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Galena | Occurrence | 44.698, -118.514 |
| Quartz Mountain Gold Deposit | Mercury, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | Prospect | 42.322, -120.794 |
| Ida Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Galena, Pyrite, Stibnite | Past Producer | 42.496, -123.253 |
| Copperopolis | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Tourmaline | Producer | 44.562, -118.681 |
| Minty Group | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 44.536, -118.698 |
| Golden Eagle | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Producer | 44.700, -118.472 |
| Forster and Thomas Copper Claim | Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 44.938, -117.410 |
| Roberts | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Producer | 44.692, -118.512 |
| Barron Mine | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite | Past Producer | 42.166, -122.553 |
| Schnack Bros. 1 & 2 | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.137, -122.783 |
| Buffalo Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 44.865, -118.410 |
| Snow Bird | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 42.256, -123.316 |
| Granite Hill Mine | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | Producer | 42.495, -123.265 |
| Blue Jay Claim | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.221, -123.346 |
| Lone Eagle Prospect | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | Producer | 42.492, -123.076 |
| Braden Mine | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | Producer | 42.407, -123.053 |
| Yellowhorn | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Producer | 42.640, -123.310 |
| Ashland Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 42.192, -122.758 |
| Blossom | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 42.520, -123.098 |
| West Side | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 44.713, -118.500 |
| Big Ben | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver | Producer | 42.771, -124.205 |
| Last Chance Mine | Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.870, -118.265 |
| Sanger Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.994, -117.409 |
| Ruth | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 44.852, -122.188 |
| Camp Creek Claims | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.985, -118.784 |
| Yankee Boy | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 44.549, -118.698 |
| Last Chance Vein, Cornucopia Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hessite, Petzite, Sphalerite, Sylvanite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 45.022, -117.218 |
| Dodson Jim Group | Molybdenum, Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 45.105, -117.401 |
| Black Eagle | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.863, -122.273 |
| Oak Mine | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Producer | 42.550, -123.308 |
| Dixie Meadows | Gold, Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.602, -118.698 |
| Present Need | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.548, -118.702 |
| Imperial - Eagle Group | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.863, -118.273 |
| Union-Companion Vein, Cornucopia Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Petzite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Sylvanite | Past Producer | 45.012, -117.214 |
| Don Juan | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 44.700, -118.475 |
| Big Buck Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 42.380, -123.121 |
| Sugar Pine | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Producer | 42.560, -123.640 |
| Hoot-En-Anne | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.607, -122.275 |
| Nellie Wright | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.425, -123.009 |
| Spanish Gulch Project/Andrews Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 44.452, -119.772 |
| Lucky Strike | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Producer | 42.027, -123.556 |
| Yellowjacket | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.128, -123.151 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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