Lone Buck Group

The Lone Buck Group is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Malheur county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,600 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

Name: Lone Buck Group  

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 44.225, -118.09222

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Lone Buck Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lone Buck Group
Secondary: Nelson Case


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Unity


Land Status

Not available


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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Cu


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE 50 FOOT SHAFT AND SEVERAL WIDELY SEPARATED PITS AND TRENCHES.

Comment (Geology): SILICIFIED WALL ROCK IS LOCALLY IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS REPORTED TO BE SPOTTY IN NATURE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): 1949 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR

Reference (Deposit): LOWERY, W.D. AND WRAY, C.F., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRONSIDE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE; ODGMI OPEN FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1949, LONE BUCK GROUP OF LODE CLAIMS; ODGMI FILE REPORT


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