Oregon · Baker County
Occurrence

Esmerelda Mine

Baker County, Oregon, United States
SilverArsenicGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Arsenic, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Associated rockDiorite · Bald Mountain Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10033420
MRDS IDM015762
Alternate namesEmma Group, Silver King
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.86513, -118.21744
References
LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTHEASTERN OREGON; USGS ANN. REPT. NO., P.676OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, ODGMI BULL. 14-A, P.97BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOURNE QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP GMS-19