Mine detail: Burkemont

Previously called 'North American Copper Co.Copper Union'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.92708, -117.56686

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Silver
Ore:	Bornite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Silver
Gangue:	Chlorite, Epidote

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone
Host type:	Meta-Basalt,Sandstone
Associated type:	Meta-Basalt

References

MRDS	M014363
DEP	10095129
Reference	{Deposit:: GILLULY, J., 1937 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE, OREGON: USGS BULL. 879 , P. 110 .}{Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14-A, P. 45 .}{Deposit:: HAMMIT, R. W., 1972 , UNIV. OREGON M.S. THESIS}{Deposit:: HULL, D., 1976, BURKEMONT MINE, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES SUMMARY REPORT.}{Deposit:: 1975 RECON ODGMI SUMMARY REPOR}
Reporter	Lee, W., Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.), Gray, Jerry J.