The Cap Martin Mine is a gold, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Grant 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: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.8575, -118.36694
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Cap Martin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cap Martin Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Granite
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
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.4% ZN AND 0.5% AS.
Analytical Data: 0.16% PB
Analytical Data: 0.03% CU
Analytical Data: 2.88 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ARITHMATIC AVERAGE OF 9 DUMP SAMPLES (YOUNG, 1979) GIVES 0.52 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 3 TUNNELS, OF 80,100, AND 150 FEET LENGTH AND ONE 36-FOOT SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COMPLEX FAULTING AND MOVEMENT, SLIPS MOSTLY VERTICAL. GOUGE IS SCANTY. SOME PARALLEL BANDING IN ORE.
Comment (Location): NW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINE HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14 - B, P. 45 .
Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, J.S., 1979, PARAGENESIS AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE GRANITE GOLD DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; COLORADO STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS
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