Wilmot, Matterhorn

Occurrence in Wallowa county in Oregon, United States with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008440
MRDS ID D000611
Record type Site
Current site name Wilmot, Matterhorn

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.30103, 45.26653 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wallowa(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chief Joseph Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Enterprise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wallowa(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Eagle Cap Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Wallowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 004S 044E 03,10 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferrimolybdite Ore
Molybdenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.30103, 45.26653

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1941, NORTHEASTERN OREGON-EAST HALF: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 14A

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.