Concord

The Concord is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,800 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: Concord  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.79472, -118.47972

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Concord MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Concord
Secondary: Part of the Rd Boy Group
Secondary: Concord and Congo Veins


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Red Boy District / Granite Are


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Brandenthaler, A. (Estate)
Years: 1981 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TWO SHORT PARALLEL VEINS

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. CONNECTED TO THE MAIN RED BOY WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): TWO VEINS WHICH CONSIST OF LIMONITIC SILICIFIED ARGILLITE BRECCIAS WITH LENSES AND STRINGERS OF QUARTZ AND OPEN SPACE ENCRUSTATIONS OF PYRITE


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GRANITE QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; ODGM; MAP (IN PREPARATION)


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