The Prindle Property is a cobalt, arsenic, gold, silver, copper, and zinc 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: Cobalt, Arsenic, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.58278, -118.63889
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Prindle Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prindle Property
Secondary: Black Prince
Secondary: Blueberry
Commodity
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: BEST ORE CARRIES $.10 IN GOLD TO THE TON ( 1933 ).
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): SW1/4
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL 750 FEET LONG AND A SMALL OPEN CUT ON SURFACE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE OCCURS IN POCKETS ALONG FINE STRINGERS
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 123 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.R., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS, P.81
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