The Lone Buck Group is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Malheur county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.225, -118.09222
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Lone Buck Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Buck Group
Secondary: Nelson Case
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Unity
Land Status
Not available
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE 50 FOOT SHAFT AND SEVERAL WIDELY SEPARATED PITS AND TRENCHES.
Comment (Geology): SILICIFIED WALL ROCK IS LOCALLY IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS REPORTED TO BE SPOTTY IN NATURE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1949 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
Reference (Deposit): LOWERY, W.D. AND WRAY, C.F., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRONSIDE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE; ODGMI OPEN FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1949, LONE BUCK GROUP OF LODE CLAIMS; ODGMI FILE REPORT
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