The Scandia Tunnel is a gold and silver mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,279 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: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.7675, -118.49361
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Scandia Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scandia Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Alamo District/Granite Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Umatilla National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO RECORDED PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): OVER 2000 FT OF WORKINGS IN ONE CROSSCUT NO RECORDED PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): LONG CROSSCUT DRIVEN TO INTERSECT VEINS EXPOSED ON THE CREST OF THE HILL. NO EVIDENCE OF MINERALIZATION ON DUMP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GRANITE QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI MAP IN PREPARATION
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON; USGS ANN. REPT. NO. 22, P. 690
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