Hat Point Prospect

The Hat Point Prospect is a copper 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

Name: Hat Point Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Wallowa

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 45.45611, -116.58806

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Hat Point Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hat Point Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Wallowa
District: Homestead


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

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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): PROSPECT IS A VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT


References

Reference (Deposit): VALLIER, T.L., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNAKE RIVER CANYON; ODGMI GEOL. MAP GMS-6

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USFS UNPUBLISHED REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1978 RECON USBM MINERAL EVALUATION OF THE HELLS CANYON NRA (IN PREPERATION


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