The Gold Prospect is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.58472, -118.67167
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Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg District
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal 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
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT
Comment (Geology): ZONE OF STRONGLY DESSEMINATED PYRITE WITH SOME CHALCOPYRITE IN PERVASIVELY SERICITIZED AND SILICIFIED METAVOLCANICS AND GRANODIORITE
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.R., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY MS THESIS, P. 100
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