Oregon · Wheeler County
Occurrence
Birch Creek Mining Co.
Wheeler County, Oregon, United States
Gold
Silver
Lead
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Gold
Secondary
Silver
Tertiary
Lead, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Greenstone
Associated rock
Granite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10036630
MRDS ID
M025510
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
44.43734, -119.72608
References
PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY,VOL. 2, NO. 4, P. 38