JEFFERSON County Gold Locations

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JEFFERSON County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site OR • JEFFERSON County County
Description
26 miles east of Madras you will find the Ashwood district. Most of the gold from this are comes from the Horse Heaven mercury mining area of rugged rolling hills. Northeast of Ashwood by 3 miles is the Oregon King Mine, which produced around 3,000 ounces of gold as a by product of copper, lead and silver ores. Further east, around Axhandle Butte, there were numerous prospects with gold showings.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: jefferson_or.shtml. Map coordinates refined from text (directional: "Ashwood by, JEFFERSON County, Oregon, USA", offset northeast 3 mi). Still approximate — verify on the ground. 26 miles east of Madras you will find the Ashwood district. Most of the gold from this are comes from the Horse Heaven mercury mining area of rugged rolling hills. Northeast of Ashwood by 3 miles is the Oregon King Mine, which produced around 3,000 ounces of gold as a by product of copper, lead and silver ores. Further east, around Axhandle Butte, there were numerous prospects with gold showings.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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