Oregon · Baker County
Past Producer

Last Chance Vein, Cornucopia Mine

Baker County, Oregon, United States
GoldSilverLeadCopperZincTelluriumArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Tellurium, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlPretertiary Faults Trend Nne
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hessite, Petzite, Sphalerite, Sylvanite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Hornblendite · Cornucopia Stock
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingEugeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102961
MRDS IDM015664
Alternate namesMayflower Mine, Granite Mtn Vein, Baker Mines Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.02236, -117.21796
References
BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 89-90.GOODSPEED, G.E., 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF CORNUCOPIA: AIME TECH. PUB. 1035.SWARTLEY, A.M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 1, NO. 8, P. 49-53.WIESS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 39-41.