Bohemia mining district
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The Bohemia mining district is a historic gold- and silver-mining area in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its 19th- and early 20th-century mining activity and remaining ruins near Cottage Grove.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mining district
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historic mining district ⓘ silver mining district ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Forest Service roads from Cottage Grove ⓘ |
| contains |
Annie mine
NERFINISHED
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Bohemia City (ghost town) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bohemia Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Champion mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairview mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Helena mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Musick mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Noonday mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon-Colorado mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Star mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesuvius mine NERFINISHED ⓘ ghost towns ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ off-road vehicle use ⓘ recreation area ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1858 ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 4,000–6,000 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | volcanic and intrusive rocks of the Western Cascades ⓘ |
| goldRushBegan | 1860s ⓘ |
| hasEvent | annual Bohemia Mining Days celebration in Cottage Grove ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned mine shafts
ⓘ
collapsed adits ⓘ historic cabins ⓘ old mining equipment ⓘ tailings piles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century mining activity
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early 20th-century mining activity ⓘ gold mining ⓘ hardrock mining ⓘ historic mine ruins ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
Douglas County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lane County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cottage Grove, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bohemia Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
quartz veins
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sulfide mineralization ⓘ |
| otherCommodity |
copper
ⓘ
lead ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| partOf |
Umpqua National Forest region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Cascades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod |
1890s
ⓘ
early 1900s ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity | silver ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive for commercial mining ⓘ |
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