The Leclead is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Union 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
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Leclead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leclead
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A 480 FT ADIT AND A 100 FT SHAFT 80 TONS OF HIGH GRADE ORE WAS PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1937
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Production): 80 TONS OF HIGH GRADE ORE WAS PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1937
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES. 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: ODGMI BULL. 14-A, P. 89
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