The Minty Group is a copper, gold, silver, 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: Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.53611, -118.69667
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Minty Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minty Group
Secondary: Cougar
Secondary: Blue Mountain Chief
Secondary: Klondike
Secondary: Midnight
Secondary: Blue Bird
Secondary: Bonanza
Secondary: Morning
Secondary: Porman
Secondary: Paul Tote
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: AVERAGE TENOR OF ORE IS $7 TO THE TON IN FREE MILLING GOLD. ( 1939
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 4 TONS OF ORE (1940)
Comment (Location): EIGHT UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY ABOUT 1500 FEET OF DRIFTS AND TUNNELS ON 2 LEVELS 4 TONS OF ORE (1940)
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 121 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.R., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS, P. 85, 92
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