Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum
TertiaryTungsten, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formELLIPTICAL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Martin Bridge Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Wallowa Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10033338
MRDS IDM015655
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.14764, -117.26546
References
WEISS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 78.OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, ODGMI BULL. 14-A, P. 116HESS, F.L., AND LARSEN, E.J., 1921, CONTACT METAMORPHIC TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 725-E, P. 308.SMITH, W.D., AND OTHERS, 1941, THE GEOLOGY AND PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHERN WALLOWA MOUNTAINS, ODGMI BULL. 12, P. 421970 GEOLMAP MAP IN WEISS AND OTHERS, 19761970 RECON WEISS, P.L. AND OTHERS, REF. 1