Hard Climb Prospect

The Hard Climb Prospect is a zinc, copper, silver, lead, and gold mine located in Wallowa 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: Hard Climb Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Wallowa

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.3125, -117.29667

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Hard Climb Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hard Climb Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Wallowa


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
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

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): MINERAL ANALYSIS IN REFERENCE

Comment (Location): SE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): 3 MINOR SHEAR ZONES

Comment (Workings): 30 FT. SLOUGHED CUT

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN 3 MINOR SHEAR ZONES IN LIMESTONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): WEISS, P. L., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1971 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF TEN AREAS PROPOSED AS ADDITIONS TO THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, OREGON: U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 43


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