Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNw Shear Zones Approximately Parallel To Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite,Argillite,Chert · Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNe Trending Blue Mountains Uplift, Nw Shear Zones
AlterationSilicification Of Argillite Near Vein
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10069101
MRDS IDW002494
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.70818, -118.40994
References
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON: USGS 22ND. ANNUAL REPORT, P. 701PARDEE, J. T., AND HEWETT, D. F., 1914, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SUMPTER QUADRANGLE: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 1, NO. 6, P. 119-122ORE. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND., 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK; NORTHEASTERN OREGON, EAST HALF: ORE. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 14-A, P. 52-53BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: O.D.G.M.I. BULL. 61, P. 106-1075) PERKINS, J.M., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE GREENHORN QUAD. AND THE NW PORTION OF THE WHITNEY QUAD.1901 RECON LINDGREN, W: REF. 11914 RECON ORE. BU. MINES GEOL.: REF. 21939 COMPILE ORE. DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND.: REF. 3