Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Lead
TertiaryArsenic, Zinc, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault Or Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Petzite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Sylvanite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Hornblendite · Cornucopia Stock
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingAccreted Island Arc And Post Volcanic Plutons
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10033330
MRDS IDM015647
Alternate namesElk Creek Gold Mining Co, Robert Emmet, Forest Queen, Red Jacket
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.01236, -117.21435
References
BROOKS, H.C, AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 89-90GODSPEED, G.E., 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF CORNUCOPIA: AMERICAN INST. MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS TECH. PUB. 1035.SWARTLEY, A.M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY: MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 1, NO.8, P. 36-49.WIESS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 35-45.