The Copperopolis Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,921 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: 4,921 Feet (1,500 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.55806, -118.67972
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Copperopolis Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copperopolis Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lee Payton
Years: 1976 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Form: PIPE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Cobaltite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Production): 250 TONS OF ORE WERE MILLED IN 1906; GRADE AND DISPOSITION OF CONCENTRATES IS NOT KNOWN.
Comment (Workings): APPROXIMATELY 3000 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS 250 TONS OF ORE WERE MILLED IN 1906; GRADE AND DISPOSITION OF CONCENTRATES IS NOT KNOWN.
Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE IS REPORTED TO OCCUR WITH SULFIDES IN THE QUARTZ-TOURMALINE BRECCIA PIPE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, ODGMI BULL. 14-B, P. 113
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI BULL. 61, P.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.R., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS, P. 84
Reference (Deposit): 1976 COMPIL ODGMI SUMMARY REPOR
Reference (Production): ODGMI 1976 SUMMARY REPORT
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