The Donnelly Group is a silver, copper, lead, zinc, 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.17278, -117.36917
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Donnelly Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Donnelly Group
Secondary: Blue Lake
Secondary: Packsaddle Lode
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
District: Wallowa
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.
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: I. E. Andrew
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: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 12.6 G/TON SILVER
Analytical Data: 2.6 G/TON GOLD
Analytical Data: 0.13 PERCENT COPPER
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: A SULPHIDE ORE IN THIS LOCALITY WOULD NEED TO BE HIGH GRADE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT ECONOMIC IN SUCH AN INACCESSIBLE LOCATION.
Comment (Workings): 6 PITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FOR A WIDTH OF 8 TO 10 FT. IN A 20 TO 30 FT. WIDE PORPHYRY DIKE, IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEINLETS HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN SHATTERED ZONE.
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NO. M015163 MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE
References
Reference (Deposit): WEIS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 76.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 116 .
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