Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony, Tellurium, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone, Highly Silicified Argillite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Argillite · Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Associated rockDiorite · Bald Mountain Batholith
StructureBlue Mountain Uplift Trends N 30 Deg E. Major Thrust Fault Trends East-West, Shear Zone
Tectonic settingOceanic Sediments
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10107273
MRDS IDW002492
Alternate namesAnalulu, From Ne To Sw South Pole, North Pole, E & E, Taber Fraction, Columbia, Golconda, Mountain Belle, Amazon, Bunker Hill, Eureka & Excelsior
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.82485, -118.21688
References
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULL. 61, P. 59-62PARDEE, J. T., 1909, FAULTING AND VEIN STRUCTURE IN THE CRACKER CREEK GOLD DISTRICT, BAKER CO., OREGON: USGS BULL. 380, P. 85-93PARDEE, J. T., AND HEWETT, D. F., 1914, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SUMPTER QUADRANGLE: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MIN. RES. OF ORE. 1(8): 92LORAIN, S. H., 1938, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN EASTERN OREGON: U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7015 & 5) LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON; USGS ANN. REPT. NO.1909 PARDEE, J.T.; BULL. 3801914 GEOLMAP ORE. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY1916 COMPILE ORE. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY1980 GEOLMAP ODGMI REFERENCE 8