Mine detail: Western Union

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 44.86235, -118.18327

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Ore: Galena, Pyrite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: None
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Host type:Argillite
Associated rock:Bald Mountain Batholith
Associated type:Diorite
Tectonic:Oceanic Sediments

References

MRDSM014092
DEP10098273
Reference{Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - A, P. 90 .}{Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 61 , P. 83 .}{Deposit:: BROOKS, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOURNE QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP GMS-19}
ReporterBradley, Robin (Walker, George W.), Gray, Jerry J., Lee, W.