Mine detail: Elk Heaven

Previously called 'Owl and Elephant'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.87068, -118.29605

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper, Lead, Arsenic
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

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

References

MRDSM015721
DEP10098343
ReferenceFERNS, M.L. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MT. IRELAND QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP IN PREPARATIO
ReporterFerns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.