The Eureka-Dio Gracia Group is a gold and copper mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.68722, -118.60000
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Eureka-Dio Gracia Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka-Dio Gracia Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: New Eldoradogreenhorn
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal 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: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): ABOUT $1000 IN 1939.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 1400 FEET OF TUNNELS AND CROSS CUTS ON THREE LEVELS. ABOUT $1000 IN 1939.
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS MEDIUM-GRAINED DARK GREY TO BROWN QUARTZ-DIORITE, VARYING TO A HEAVY APHANITIC BLACK ROCK WITH BASALTIC APPEARANCE. ; GEOL.DESC: SMALL GLASSY RIBBON QUARTZ VEINS ARE FOUND IN THE FACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 77
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