The Veatch Claim is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Union county, Oregon at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.10306, -117.41306
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Veatch Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Veatch Claim
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
District: Upper Eagle Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOOD GRADE MOLYBDENITE
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECT OVERLOOKS LOOKING GLASS LAKE AND IS NEAR 8000 FT. ELEV. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS 200 FT. APART
Comment (Geology): MOLYBDENITE IS DISSEMINATED IN BOTH QUARTZ STRINGERS AND BIOTITE GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1940 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 113 .
Reference (Deposit): LANCASTER, H.K., 1940, VEATCH CLAIMS, EAGLE DISTRICT BAKER COUNTY: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
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