The Gyllenberg Claims is a lead, zinc, gold, 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: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.28556, -117.31889
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Gyllenberg Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gyllenberg Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
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
Owner Name: Hecla Consol. Mining Co.
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: NO ASSAYS AVAILABLE
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: IN SUCH A LOCALITY, ORE WOULD NEED TO BE HIGH-GRADE TO OVERCOME TRANSPORTATION HANDICAP.
Comment (Geology): BLUE-GREY CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE HOSTS ORE.
Comment (Location): ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOSEPH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF HURRICANE CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 117 .
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1385-E, 1976, TABLE 3, NO. 16, P. 73.
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