The Transvaal Mines is a gold, copper, silver, and molybdenum mine located in Wallowa county, Oregon at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.2525, -117.16306
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Transvaal Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Transvaal Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
District: Wallowa
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Wallowa Mountains
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 Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGERS IN TACTITE ZONE CONATAIN SMALL FLECKS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND MOLEBDENITE. FRACTURE SURFACES ARE COATED WITH COPPER OXIDES.
Comment (Workings): TWO CAVED ADITS, PROBABLY SEVERAL HUNDRED FT LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): WEISS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 78
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON WEISS, P.L. AND OTHERS, REF.
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