Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Arsenic, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSlate
Tectonic settingOchoco-Blue Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10109542
MRDS IDM045460
Alternate namesCompton Mining Co., Compton Mines Company
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.73235, -118.77273
References
QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, PLATINMETALLE IN DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE 16 BAND: STUTTGART, FERDINAND ENKE VERLAG, P. 249.HILL, J.M., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1916, PT. 1, P. 11.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1916, OREGON, GRANT COUNTY, COMPTON MINES CO.: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 101, JUNE 24, P. 1135.PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 68.OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON - WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 140.