| Deposit ID | 10032807 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014557 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Valley View Vein, Cornucopia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Valley View, Wild Irishman |
| Related records | 10273476 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.23324, 45.02097 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cornucopia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Enterprise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 006S | 045E | 29 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Result | REPORTED THAT SHOOTS OF ORE OF FAIR SIZE AND GOOD QUALITY HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED. |
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -117.23324, 45.02097 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Valley View Vein Lies Along A Shear Zone Adjacent Toa Basalt Dike Of Miocene Age |
| Strike | N 20 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 - 60 W |
| Length | 487.68M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cornucopia |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Forest Industries Insurance Management Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014557 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010274 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 33 .
WEISS, P.L., AND OTHERS, 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, OREGON: USGS BULL. 1385-E, P. 43
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY CONTINUATION OF RED CROSS VEIN. |
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS ONE OF SEVERAL WORKED BY THE CORNUCOPIA MINE. THERES INCLUDE: UNION-COMPANION, LAST CHANCE, WALLINGFORD, AND WHITMAN. PRODUCTION WAS MOSTLY FROM THE UNION-COMPANION AND LAST CHANCE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1979 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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