Copper Occurrence

The Copper Occurrence is a copper and gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Copper Occurrence  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 44.91139, -117.48889

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Copper Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Sparta


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): IN SAWMILL GULCH

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NO. M014449 COMBINED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE.

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SMALL GOSSAN ZONES HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED. NONE APPEAR ENCOURAGING.

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT DRIVEN ON GOZZAN ZONE


References

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1933 , COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR KEATING, OREGON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: USGS 830 - A, P. 31


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