The Buffalo Mine is a silver mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,138 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: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.8686, -118.38670
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Buffalo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buffalo Mine
Secondary: Constitution
Secondary: Monitor
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: American Amex, Inc.
Company ID: 3502952
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1993
Owner Name: Buffalo Mining Co.
Company ID: 3502952
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 5 MILES NORTH OF GRANITE, OREGON ON EAST SIDE OF FOREST SERVICE ROAD #73.
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 49, 1959, P.
Reference (Deposit): DOGAMI MLR 12-0088
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-B, 1941, P. 157
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