The Snowstorm is a copper and gold mine located in Baker 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
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Snowstorm MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snowstorm
Secondary: Copper Spread
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Eagle Creek
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LONG. CHANGED FROM 123-23-30W TO 117-23-30W ON 9/13/91 BY D.F. USING ABOVE INFO
Comment (Production): LINDGREN (1901) NOTES THAT SOME RUSTY QUARTZ WAS EXTRACTED AND MILLED AT THE LILY WHITE MILL.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 160 FOOT INCLINE IN 1901.LINDGREN (1901) NOTES THAT SOME RUSTY QUARTZ WAS EXTRACTED AND MILLED AT THE LILY WHITE MILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN,W., 1901, GEOLOGY OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON; USGS ANN REPORT NO. 22, P.738
Reference (Deposit): PROTSKA, H.J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SPARTA QUADRANGLE; ODGMI GEOL. MAP WITH TEXT
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.
