Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite,Andesite · Sardine Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10036327
MRDS IDM025099
Alternate namesEdson, Snowstorm & Bell, Carbonate Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.60009, -122.3106
References
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 106CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.P., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 111BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 296MUNTS, S.R., 1978, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE QUARTZVILLE MINING DISTRICT, LINN COUNTY, OREGON; UNIV. OREGON MS THESIS; 212 PP.