The Mullin Prospect is a gold, silver, antimony, and 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Antimony, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.59722, -117.15444
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Mullin Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mullin Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Connor Creek District
Land Status
Not available
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
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS AS HIGH AS $60 TO THE TON WERE OBTAINED.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK IS OF OBSCURE BEDDING, BUT THE SCHISTOSITY STRIKES N 70 DEG E AND DIPS 80 TO 90 DEG.
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF SNAKE RIVER NEAR SODA CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 23 .
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., REED, J. C., AND PARK, C. F., 1933 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 846 - A, P. 51 .
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