The Rainbow is a copper, silver, gold, lead, and molybdenum mine located in Union 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, Silver, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.09889, -117.41556
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Rainbow MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
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
Discovery Year: 1969
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): BASALT DIKES INTRUDE THE GRANODIORITE BUT NOT THE OUARTZ
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ESTIMATE BASED ON ASSUMED THICKNESS OF 70 FEET.
Comment (Workings): 4 PITS AND A 62-FOOT 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. 69-71
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WEIS AND OTHERS (1976)
Oregon Gold
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