Description
Wood And Edelmann
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNw Trending Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Greenstone,Phyllite · Burnt River Schist;Burnt River Schist;Burnt River Schist;Burnt River Schist
Associated rockDiorite · Lookout Mtn. Batholith;Lookout Mtn. Batholith
StructureNe Trending Blue Mountain Uplift, Shear Zone Trends N 30 Deg E And Dips 45 To 60 Deg Se
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
AlterationChloritization Of Argillite And Dike
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID10069098
MRDS IDW002488
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.56542, -117.2024
References
LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, OREGON: 22 ND ANNUAL REPORT, USGS, P. 757GILLULLY, J., ETAL, 1933, SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 846-A, P. 50-51OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK; NORTHEASTERN OREGON, EASTERN HALF: BULL. 14-ABROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: O.D.G.M.I., BULL. 61, P. 1061901 RECON W. LINDGREN: REF. 11914 RECON ORE. BU. MINES AND GEOL.: MIN. RES. ORE. 1 (8): 2161929 GEOLMAP J. GILLULLY: USGS BULL. 8791929 RECON J. GILLULLY ETAL: USGS BULL. 846-A1939 COMPILE ORE. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND.: BULL. 14-A1968 COMPILE ORE. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND.: BULL. 61