MILO - Mineral Information Layer for Oregon

What is the Mineral Information Layer for Oregon?

Mineral Information Layer for Oregon-Release 2 (MILO-Release 2) is a geospatial database that stores and manages information regarding Oregon's mineral occurrences, prospects, and mines. A subset of the data is shown on this data viewer site; see the bottom of this page to order the full data set.

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Disclaimer: Respect the rights of private property owners. Understand that recreation in or around inactive mine sites is extremely dangerous and can result in serious injury or death. Stay out and stay alive! No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. We also urge you to pay careful attention to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data and to the compilation process and limitations described therein. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Data are not intended for site-specific investigations.

This site contains a subset of the data in MILO-2. Order the complete MILO-2 database and GIS data from Nature of the Northwest for $30.

Program Contact:
Clark Niewendorp
Industrial Minerals Geologist
800 NE Oregon St. #28, Ste. 965
Portland, OR 97232