The Fur Mountain Copper Prospect is a copper 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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Fur Mountain Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fur Mountain Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Lower Burnt River
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: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DOZER TRENCHES
Comment (Location): ON THE NORTHEAST SLOPE OF FUR MTN.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1972 RECON H.C. BROOKS, ODGM
Reference (Deposit): PROSTKA, H., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURKEE QUADRANGLE, OREGON: ODGMI MAP GMS-3
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