Idol City Mine

The Idol City Mine is a lead and copper mine located in Harney 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: Idol City Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Harney

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 43.77306, -118.89472

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Idol City Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Idol City Mine
Secondary: Faith
Secondary: Jack Doist Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Idol City (Harney District)


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: Malheur Natioal 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: Harney Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Workings): 120 FT INCLINE AND 80 FT CROSSCUT

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO A NORTHWEST-TRENDING SHEAR ZONE

Comment (Deposit): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 160

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, J.E., 1939, IDOL CITY MINE; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT


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