The Forster and Thomas Copper Claim is a zinc, gold, lead, and copper 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: Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.93861, -117.40861
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Forster and Thomas Copper Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forster and Thomas Copper Claim
Secondary: Sovereign
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Eagle Creek
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: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 48
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1DEG BY 2DEG QUADRANGLE, ODGMI GMS-7 GEOL. MAP
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