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Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
854 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
702 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
534 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
532 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
522 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
207 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Josephine County (153) · Baker County (139) · Grant County (120) · Jackson County (97) · Lane County (79) · Wallowa County (47) · Curry County (38) · Douglas County (32) · Linn County (26) · Harney County (24) · Marion County (22) · Crook County (21) · Union County (14) · Coos County (10) · Malheur County (10) · Lake County (7) · Jefferson County (6) · Wheeler County (4) · Clackamas County (4) · Tillamook County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewett Mine | Gold, Tellurium, Bismuth | Altaite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sylvanite, Tetradymite | Producer | 42.404, -123.282 |
| Axehandle Mine | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony, Sulfur, Gold | Antimony, Calomel, Marcasite, Orpiment, Pyrite, Realgar, Stibnite, Sulfur | Past Producer | 44.746, -120.652 |
| 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 |
| Connor Creek Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 44.565, -117.202 |
| Mc Intyre Group | Copper, Gold | Barite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.910, -117.484 |
| Daddy Lode | Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Barium-Barite | Barite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.943, -117.416 |
| O'Keefe | Mercury, Copper | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Malachite | Occurrence | 42.317, -118.718 |
| Almeda | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 42.610, -123.585 |
| Clover Creek Copper Mine | Copper, Gold, Barium-Barite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.912, -117.540 |
| Golden Gate | Gold, Copper, Silver | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 42.862, -123.386 |
| Rainbow | Copper | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.686, -123.558 |
| Goff Mine | Gold, Copper | Barite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.680, -123.561 |
| Lookout Point Prospects | Barium-Barite, Gold | Barite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 43.813, -122.578 |
| Gold Prospect | Gold, Barium-Barite | Barite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 43.632, -122.617 |
| Standard | Copper, Gold | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.546, -118.681 |
| Brooklyn Group | Silver, Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 45.172, -116.739 |
| Bolivar | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 42.796, -123.856 |
| Mac Dougall Group | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Limonite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 45.072, -116.800 |
| Tomlinson, Gates & Thomas Claims | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.027, -123.427 |
| Silver Peak | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite | Past Producer | 42.849, -123.372 |
| Mc Cully Basin | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Gemstone, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 45.207, -117.165 |
| Onion Falls Copper | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Producer | 42.471, -123.607 |
| West Evans Creek Copper | Copper, Gold | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.623, -123.042 |
| Red Jacket Mine | Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 42.488, -123.271 |
| Great Northern Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite | Occurrence | 45.202, -117.415 |
| Buckeye Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 42.411, -123.583 |
| Copperopolis Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 44.558, -118.681 |
| Copper Mtn. Group | Copper, Cobalt, Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.556, -118.693 |
| Red Ribbon | Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena | Occurrence | 44.550, -122.284 |
| Huffman Prospect | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Malachite | Occurrence | 45.117, -116.997 |
| Snow Creek Mine | Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.702, -118.506 |
| Rainbow | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Lead | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 45.099, -117.417 |
| 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 |
| Daisy | Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite | Occurrence | 42.051, -123.628 |
| Tungs Ore Claim | Uranium, Copper, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 45.107, -117.411 |
| Tungs Ore Claim | Uranium, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 45.117, -117.414 |
| Meadon Lake Prospect | Molybdenum, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 44.897, -118.217 |
| Veatch Claim | Molybdenum, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 45.103, -117.414 |
| North Santiam Copper | Copper, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 44.853, -122.233 |
| Cracker Jack Claim | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.176, -122.788 |
| Beaver Spring | Silver, Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 42.883, -123.348 |
| Irwin Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum, Gold | Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Past Producer | 42.443, -123.176 |
| Irwin | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Bismuth, Tin | Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 42.450, -123.184 |
| Oregon King Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 44.752, -120.740 |
| Elephant | Copper | Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.085, -123.566 |
| Queen of Bronze Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 42.050, -123.600 |
| Pueblo Group | Gold | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Hematite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 42.104, -118.629 |
| Emlly Mine | Gold | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite | Producer | 42.187, -123.862 |
| Walla Walla Group | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 45.207, -117.202 |
| Seeber | Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 45.200, -117.201 |
| Mount Reuben | Gold | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 42.722, -123.595 |
| Copper Stain | Gold | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 42.663, -123.613 |
| Beth Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 42.588, -123.648 |
| Wallowa County Mining & Development Co. | Gold, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 45.137, -117.060 |
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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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