The Falls Creek Forest Camp is a silver, gold, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Wallowa 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: Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 45.30361, -117.30111
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Falls Creek Forest Camp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Falls Creek Forest Camp
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
District: Wallowa
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
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
Type: L
Description: Minor Shear Zones And Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO CHIP SAMPLES AND A GRAB SAMPLE: 0.7 02 PER TON SILVER, TRACE GOLD, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SW1/4NE1/4
Comment (Workings): ONE 10-FOOT LONG ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WEIS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 73
Oregon Gold
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