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

MRDS	M015721
DEP	10098343
Reference	FERNS, 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
Reporter	Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.