Frazier

The Frazier is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in Union county, Oregon.

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

Name: Frazier  

State:  Oregon

County:  Union

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 45.14583, -117.27583

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Frazier MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Frazier


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Oregon
County: Union


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): 1941, NORTHEASTERN OREGON-EAST HALF: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 14A

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1385-E, 1976, P. 64-65.


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