The Bay Horse is a zinc, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Baker county, Oregon.
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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: Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.45306, -117.21833
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Bay Horse MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bay Horse
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Connor Creek
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: Centennial Exploration Co.
Owner Name: Ibex Mineral Industries
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Orebody
Form: SMALL, IRREGULAR SHAPE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ore Occurs In A Fractured Zone Close To The Contact Between An Andesitic Breccia And Rhyolite
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Tennantite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE WEST BANK OF SNAKE RIVER
Comment (Production): OUTPUT DURING 1920-1925 AMOUNTED TO 145,459.54 TROY OUNCES SILVER FROM 4,895 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTERS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: POORLY DEFINED ZONE OF FAULTING; ABOUT 50 FT. IN MAXIMUM WIDTH AND HAS WESTERLY TREND.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 1800 FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. OUTPUT DURING 1920-1925 AMOUNTED TO 145,459.54 TROY OUNCES SILVER FROM 4,895 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTERS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1957, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 131 .
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 22
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1925 , IDAHO BUREAU MINES, PAMPHLET 13 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., MCINTYRE, J. R., AND WALKER, G., 1976 , GEOLOGY OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1 DEG. BY 2 DEG. QUADRANGLE, ODMI GMS-7 .
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