The Simmons is a gold, silver, copper, 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, Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.04278, -117.20639
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Simmons MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Simmons
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Cornucopia
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
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
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SIMMONS MOUNTAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF PINE CREEK OPPOSITE CORNUCOPIA
Comment (Production): CONCENTRATES PRODUCED IN 1941 FROM 1046 TONS OF ORE CONTAINED 246 OUNCES GOLD AND 1840 OUNCES SILVER. PREVIOUS OUTPUT UNKNOWN.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SHORT ADITS SHAFTS, AND CUTS.CONCENTRATES PRODUCED IN 1941 FROM 1046 TONS OF ORE CONTAINED 246 OUNCES GOLD AND 1840 OUNCES SILVER. PREVIOUS OUTPUT UNKNOWN.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN IN GREENSTONE 18 INCHES TO 4 FEET WIDE; STRIKES N 30 DEG W DIPS GENTLY EAST, AND IS TRACEABLE FOR ABOUT 2000 FEET.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 97 .
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 31 .
Reference (Deposit): WEISS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976; MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 43.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WEISS ET AL, 1976
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