The Chalco Prospect is a silver, gold, lead, and copper mine located in Wallowa 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: Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.17972, -117.36278
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Chalco Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chalco Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1960
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOW NO GOLD OR SILVER AND TRACE OF COPPER AND LEAD
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = EAGLE CAP 1:625000
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IRON STAINED JOINTS IN FINE-GRAINED HORNBLENDE GRANDIORITE WITH SOME EVIDENCE OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION. TWO MAJOR JOINT SETS STRIKE S 25 E AND S 65 W, AND DIP 60 W AND 66 S RESPECTIVELY.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A TRENCH 45 FEET LONG AND 5 FEET WIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEISS, P. L., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1971 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF TEN AREAS PROPOSED AS ADDITIONS TO THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, OREGON: U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 33
Oregon Gold
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