Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNe Trending Blue Mountains Uplift
Tectonic settingAccreted Island Arc; 7 Devils-Wallowa Terrane
AlterationPyritization Of Wall Rocks, Argillic Selvage
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10069097
MRDS IDW002487
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.99375, -117.40852
References
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS: USGS 22ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 738-739PROSTKA, H. J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SPARTA QUADRANGE, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES; MAP WITH TEXT, SCALE 1:62500BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 61:91-92.1901 RECON W. LINDGREN: REF. 11962 GEOLMAP ORE. DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND.: MAPBROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, P. 91