Forster and Thomas Copper Claim

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

Name: Forster and Thomas Copper Claim  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

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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