The Grover Clevelandiper is a mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.5461, -118.68060
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Grover Clevelandiper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grover Clevelandiper
Secondary: Standard Mine
Secondary: Smuggler
Secondary: Juniper
Commodity
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg District
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
Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nuclear Exploration And Development Co.
Home Office: Wyoming
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Park College Parkville Missouri
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Missouri
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: The Ywca And Ymca Of Cincinnati Ohio
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: Ohio
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Bethesda General Hospital St. Louismissouri
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Missouri
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: The Seamens Church Institute,New York
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Bismuthinite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Cobaltite
Unknown: Erythrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Glaucodot
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Smaltite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Annabergite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 1975-SHAPE OF ORE BODY -VEINLETS FOLLOWING SHEAR ZONE WITH S 1975-IN SITU RX DENSITY DETER.FROM ELEMENTS OF MINING TAB.83 1975-MATRIX DETER. WITHOUT SAMPLEASSAY RESULTS. APPROX. LEAD TIME IS 5 YRS.
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 153.
Reference (Deposit): THE ORE BIN, V. 17, NO. 12, DEC. 1955.
Reference (Deposit): P. 125-127.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-B, 1941,
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANN. REPT. 22, 1901, P. 711.
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