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A Reconnaissance of Lode Mines and Prospects in the Bohemia Mining District, Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the lode mines in the Bohemia Mining District of Oregon. The geological properties and mining activities are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Taber, John W.
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Nickel Deposit Near Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon

Description: From Introduction: "The Riddle nickel deposit is on Nickel Mountain, also called Piney Mountain, about 5 miles northwest of Riddle, Douglas Country, Oreg. (fig. 20). The deposit is an unevenly distributed surficial blanket, containing the nickel silicate garnierite, which rests upon peridotitic rocks on the western, southern, and southeastern slopes of the mountain above an elevation of 2,000 feet. It is on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and it is about 230 miles by highway south of Portland. A… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Pecora, William T. & Hobbs, S. Warren
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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