Flagstaff Mine

The Flagstaff Mine is a mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,888 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

Name: Flagstaff Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Gallery: View 4 Flagstaff Mine Photos

Elevation: 3,888 Feet (1,185 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.8144, -117.68310

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Satelite image of the Flagstaff Mine

Mine Description

Geology: Several brecciated zones arranged in a "horsetail" pattern in sheared gabbro and diorite. Strike N. 45° E. to north. Dip SE. Contain masses of gouge and quartz lenses as much as 1.5 feet thick. Sulfides sparse.

Production: About $100,000.

References: Lindgren, 1901:724; Swartley, 1914:130; Parks and Swartley, 1916:93; Grant and Cady, 1914:152; Gilluly, Reed, and Park, 1933:74; Gilluly, 1937:96; and Department BuIIetin 14-A, 1939: 105-106.

Flagstaff Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Flagstaff Mine
Secondary: Flagstaff Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Info Year: 1989


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST., 1990, OREGON GEOLOGY,

Reference (Deposit): V. 52, NO. 2, P. 38, 41.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-A, 1933, P. 74-76.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939,

Reference (Deposit): P. 105-106.


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