The Basin Mine is a gold, copper, and zinc 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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Basin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Basin Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Eagle Creek
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: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 2 OR MORE ADITS, TOTAL ABOUT 2,000 FEET.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NUMEROUS SHEAR AND JOINT OPENINGS OF WIDELY DIFFERENT ATTITUDE CONTAIN QUARTZ LENSES AS MUCH AS 2 FEET THICK.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 44 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 97 .
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., REED, J.C., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1933, SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 846-A, P. 68-69.
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