The Hurricane Creek is a limestone, general and sulfur-pyrite 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: Limestone, General, Sulfur-Pyrite
Lat, Long: 45.3, -117.33333
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Hurricane Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hurricane Creek
Commodity
Primary: Limestone, General
Primary: Sulfur-Pyrite
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CONTAINS NUMEROUS PYRITE CUBES AS MUCH AS AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): MEDIUM-GRAINED GRAY MARBLE
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, B. H., 1937 , NONMETALLIC RESOURCES OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 875 , P. 132 - 133
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