Western Union Group

The Western Union Group is a copper and iron mine located in Wallowa county, Oregon.

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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: Western Union Group  

State:  Oregon

County:  Wallowa

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Iron

Lat, Long: 45.7925, -116.77222

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Western Union Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Western Union Group
Secondary: Mabel L.
Secondary: Rustler


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron


Location

State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
District: Imnaha


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: THREE SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE AU AND AG


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): THE PROSPECT IS ON PATENTED CLAIMS WITHIN THE HELLS CANYON NATL. REC. AREA LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Geology): THE VEINS TYPICALLY ARE SEVERAL INCHES WIDE AND CONSIST MAINLY OF MAGNETITE WITH LOCAL CONCENTRATIONS OF SPECULAR HEMATITIE, PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE


References

Reference (Deposit): 1942 RECON ODGMI, REF.

Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F.W, 1943, SOME MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE JUNCTION OF THE SNAKE AND IMNAHA RIVERS: ODGMI SHORT PAPER 11, P. 9

Reference (Deposit): VALLIER, T.L., 1974, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE SNAKE RIVER CANYON, OREGON AND IDAHO: ODGMI MAP GMS-6


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