Oregon · Wallowa County
Occurrence

Transvaal Mines

Wallowa County, Oregon, United States
CopperSilverMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlContact Between Limestone And Granodiorite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Wallowa Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10033340
MRDS IDM015657
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.25236, -117.16408
References
WEISS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 781970 RECON WEISS, P.L. AND OTHERS, REF.