Phoenix

The Phoenix is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Baker 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: Phoenix  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 44.70639, -118.48417

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Phoenix MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Phoenix


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Greenhorn


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

Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): SMALL, NO MILL RECORD.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 3 ADITS TOTALLING 1500 FEET.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN IN SERPENTINE. ORE MINERALS ARE QUARTZ AND CHALCOPYRITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, ODGMI BULL. 14-A,P.56

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI BULL. 61, P.116

Reference (Deposit): PERKINS, J.M., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE GREENHORN QUAD. AND THE NW PORTION OF THE WHITNEY QUAD., UNIV. OF OREGON MS. THESIS, P.88


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