Oregon · Grant County
Past Producer

Ajax Mine

Grant County, Oregon, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1905 - 1906
Identification
Deposit ID10102953
MRDS IDM014809
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.85679, -118.40549
References
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14 - B, P. 41 .BROOKS, M. C. AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 77 .YOUNG, J.S., 1979, PARAGENESIS AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE GRANITE GOLD DISTRICT: COLARADO STATE UNIV. MS. THESISKOCH, G.S., 1959, LODE MINES OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE GRANITE MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 49, P.13.