The Grull Mine is a gold, silver, and copper 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
Grull Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grull Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
District: Medical Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Robert Wanker
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ne Trending Folds And Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, ODGMI BULL. 14-A, P. 111-112
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
