The Orion is a silver, arsenic, gold, and copper mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Arsenic, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.37861, -118.28028
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Orion MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Orion
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Unity
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: Producer
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
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE SHEAR ZONE BETWEEN THE MELANGE TERRANE AND THE YOUNGER JURASSIC SEDIMENTS IS CUT BY A NUMBER OF YOUNGER DIKES.
Comment (Production): CONSIDERABLE AMT. OF NATIVE GOLD IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 280 FOOT ADIT DRIFT AND 425-FOOT CROSSCUT ADIT. CONSIDERABLE AMT. OF NATIVE GOLD IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOWRY, W. D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IRONSIDE MTN. QUADRANGLE, OREGON: ODGMI OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 70
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P.
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