Mine detail: Transvaal Mines

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Location: Wallowa County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 45.25236, -117.16408
dep_id: 10033340
mrds_id: M015657
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite
gangue: Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
ore_ctrl: Contact Between Limestone And Granodiorite
Reporter: Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_type: Diorite,Limestone
arock_unit: Wallowa Batholith
arock_type: Diorite
References:
  • Deposit:: WEISS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 78
  • Deposit:: 1970 RECON WEISS, P.L. AND OTHERS, REF.
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