The Bullion Quartz Claim is a zinc, gold, lead, and silver mine located in Harney 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: Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.77806, -118.89306
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Bullion Quartz Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullion Quartz Claim
Secondary: Idol City Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Harvey
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Trout Creek Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY VALUES FROM $14.00 TO $500 PER TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SHAFT SYMBOL
Comment (Production): ACCORDING TO REPORTS MUCH WORK WAS DONE UP TO 1916 .
Comment (Workings): 100 FT OF TUNNEL AND 40 FT. OF A TWO COMPARTMENT SHAFT. ACCORDING TO REPORTS MUCH WORK WAS DONE UP TO 1916 .
References
Reference (Deposit): PARKS, H. M., AND SWARTLEY, A. M., 1916 , HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: ORE. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2 , NO. 4 , P. 224
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