Mine detail: Rainbow

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Location: Union County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 45.09875, -117.41659
dep_id: 10033196
mrds_id: M015177
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Fractures And Shear Zones In The Quartz
Reporter: Lee, W., Brooks, Howard C., Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_type: Diorite
disc_yr: 1969
References:
  • Deposit:: WEIS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 69-71
  • Reserve-Resource:: WEIS AND OTHERS (1976)
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