The Waterman Prospect is a gold, copper, and lead mine located in Wheeler 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
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Waterman Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Waterman Prospect
Secondary: Red Jacket
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Wheeler
District: Spanish Gulch
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
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED. PROPERTY WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SMALL TWO STAMP MILL.
Comment (Workings): VEIN IS REPORTEDLY DEVELOPED BY A 125 FOOT SHAFT. NO PRODUCTION RECORDED. PROPERTY WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SMALL TWO STAMP MILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): PARKS, H.M. AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, MINES HANDBOOK; OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 2, NO. 4, P. 232
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 161
Reference (Deposit): DOBELL, J.B., 1948, GEOLOGY OF THE ANTONE DISTRICT OF WHEELER COUNTY, OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS THESIS, P. 100
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