The Saddle Prospect is a zinc, copper, lead, and silver 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: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.31472, -117.28056
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Saddle Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Saddle Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
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
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE CHIPPED ACROSS DIKE AND VEINLETS CONTAINED 0.28 % COPPER, 0.19 % ZINC, LESS THAN 0.02 % LEAD, 0.5 OUNCE OF SILVER PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GREY TO BLACK ARGILLITE OF CLOVER CREEK GREENSTONE. ; GEOL.DESC: VEINLETS ASSOCIATED WITH APLITE DIKE, WHICH CAN BE TRACED FOR 2000 FT.
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. 44
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