The Flagstaff Mine is a mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,888 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
Elevation: 3,888 Feet (1,185 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.8144, -117.68310
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Mine Description
Geology: Several brecciated zones arranged in a "horsetail" pattern in sheared gabbro and diorite. Strike N. 45° E. to north. Dip SE. Contain masses of gouge and quartz lenses as much as 1.5 feet thick. Sulfides sparse.
Production: About $100,000.
References: Lindgren, 1901:724; Swartley, 1914:130; Parks and Swartley, 1916:93; Grant and Cady, 1914:152; Gilluly, Reed, and Park, 1933:74; Gilluly, 1937:96; and Department BuIIetin 14-A, 1939: 105-106.
Flagstaff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Flagstaff Mine
Secondary: Flagstaff Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Info Year: 1989
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST., 1990, OREGON GEOLOGY,
Reference (Deposit): V. 52, NO. 2, P. 38, 41.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-A, 1933, P. 74-76.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939,
Reference (Deposit): P. 105-106.
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