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.

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instanceOf gold mining district
historic mining district
silver mining district
accessedVia Forest Service roads from Cottage Grove
contains Annie mine
Bohemia City (ghost town)
Bohemia Mountain
Champion mine
linked to: Champion Mine

Fairview mine
Helena mine
Musick mine
Noonday mine
Oregon-Colorado mine
Star mine
Vesuvius mine
ghost towns
country 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
early 20th-century mining activity
gold mining
hardrock mining
historic mine ruins
silver mining
locatedIn Cascade Range
Douglas County, Oregon
Lane County, Oregon
Oregon
locatedNear Cottage Grove, Oregon
managedBy U.S. Forest Service
namedAfter Bohemia Mountain
oreType quartz veins
sulfide mineralization
otherCommodity copper
lead
zinc
partOf Umpqua National Forest region
Western Cascades
peakActivityPeriod 1890s
early 1900s
primaryCommodity gold
secondaryCommodity silver
status largely inactive for commercial mining

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Cottage Grove, Oregon hasHistoricResource Bohemia mining district
Bohemia Mining Days focusesOn Bohemia mining district
Bohemia Mining Days associatedWith Bohemia mining district, Oregon
linked to: Bohemia mining district