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Zinc (commodity) from
Whale Claim, Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Commodity:Zinc (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Zinc (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whale Claim, Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1154274
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1154274:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Zinc (commodity)
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAccident Occurrence, Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘRelief Property (Aho Brothers), Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘHighland Chief Occurrence (Mule Claim), Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘWinter Claim (Newport), Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘYellowbottom-Boulder Creek Area Occurrence, Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘGalena Occurrence (Seattle Mining Company), Quartzville Mining District, Linn County, Oregon, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘDetroit Dam Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Linn County, Oregon, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘCrown Mine, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘCapitol Claims, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘSilver King Group (Queen of The West), Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
 
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