Cap Martin Mine

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

Name: Cap Martin Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

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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