The Metzger Property is a molybdenum, tungsten, copper, and silver mine located in Wallowa county, Oregon at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Tungsten, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.32583, -117.33500
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Metzger Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Metzger Property
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
District: Wallowa Range
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
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON LITTLE GRANITE CREEK WHICH FLOWS INTO HURRICANE CREEK ABOUT 4 MILES BY ROAD WEST OF THE TOWN OF JOSEPH
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LITTLE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Deposit): RECORD (D001334) MERGED AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 118 .
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D. M., AND TWETO, O. L., 1962 , TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR - 25 .
Reference (Deposit): WOLFE, H. D., AND WHITE, D. J., 1951 , ODGMI GMI SHORT PAPER 22 , P. 22 .
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1385-E, TABLE 3, NO. 9, P. 72.
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