The Cheval is a gold, molybdenum, lead, silver, and copper mine located in Wallowa county, Oregon at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Molybdenum, Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.20306, -117.44361
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Cheval MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cheval
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
District: Wallowa
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
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: 1.30 PERCENT COPPER
Analytical Data: 10.3 G/TON SILVER
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PEGMATITE IS ZONED: ORTHOCLASE ALONG BORDER ZONES, QUARTZ IN CORE
Comment (Workings): 1 TRENCH, 3 ADITS, 1 PIT
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. 63-64
Oregon Gold
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