Hummer

The Hummer is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,400 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: Hummer

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.75389, -118.48444

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Hummer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hummer
Secondary: Hummer?


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Alamo District/Granite Area


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: 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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT

Comment (Geology): NARROW LIMONITIC SHEAR ZONE IN QUARTZ DIORITE


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)


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