Oregon · Harney County
Occurrence
Arizona
Harney County, Oregon, United States
Gold Copper Manganese
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Manganese
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Quartz
Other materialsSiderite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureShear Zones
AlterationEpidotized, Chloritized, Silicified
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1924
Description
A.W. Van Riper, A.R. Wood, & Wm. Grobe
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References
MERCURY IN OREGON: USBM IC 8252FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000ROSS, C.P., 1942, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE STEENS AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN OREGON, USGS BULL. 931-J, P 257
Identification
Deposit ID10040246
MRDS IDM054945
Alternate namesValley View
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.12793, -118.65129
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.