Discovery

Occurrence in Wallowa county in Oregon, United States with commodities Silver, Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033166
MRDS ID M015138
Record type Site
Current site name Discovery
Related records 10201821

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.33131, 45.27486 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Wallowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 003S 044E 28 NW OF NW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NW1/4NW1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 7.7 G/TON SILVER

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.33131, 45.27486

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization Along Aplite Dike-Limestone Contact

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wallowa

Land status

Area name Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 PITS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M015138
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410630073

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEIS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 75

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1977 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries