The Banzette is a gold, copper, zinc, and lead 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.70444, -118.50833
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Banzette MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Banzette
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Greenhorn
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH-GRADE ORE
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEINLETS AND SULPHIDE MINERALS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY DIKES.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 1600-FOOT ADIT TO A SHAFT 100 FEET DEEP.
Comment (Location): NW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 110 .
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 68 .
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - A, P. 53 .
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