The Grande Ronde Mines is a gold 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
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Grande Ronde Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grande Ronde Mines
Secondary: Aurelia
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
District: Camp Carson
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
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: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAID TO BE HIGH-GRADE ORE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF UNION COUNTY
Comment (Workings): CONSIDERABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK VERY SMALL PRODUCTION FROM EXPLORATION WORK PRIOR TO 1940
Comment (Production): VERY SMALL PRODUCTION FROM EXPLORATION WORK PRIOR TO 1940
Comment (Deposit): REPORTED TO BE STANDARD VEIN
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NO DEFINITE INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 111
Oregon Gold
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