The Liddy Group is a gold, silver, copper, and antimony mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony
Lat, Long: 44.58361, -117.19528
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Liddy Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Liddy Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Connor Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF THE CONNOR CREEK MINE.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS SEVERAL FEET WIDE IN PLACES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO POST-MINERALIZATION MOVEMENT WHICH PRODUCED SUGARY QUARTZ. GREAT DIFFICULTY IN FOLLOWING VEIN BECAUSE OF FAULTING.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OREGON PART OF THE MINERAL QUADRANGLE; ODGMI GEOL. MAP GMS-12
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