Fur Mountain Copper Prospect

Copper prospect · Baker County, Oregon

ProspectCopperSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · COPPERBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for copper. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyBaker
Coordinates44.50176, -117.39712

Commodities

PrimaryCopper

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10152286
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Fur Mountain Copper Prospect0.0 miCopperOccurrence
Section 24 Gold Occurrence0.6 miGold, Tungsten, ManganeseOccurrence
Gold Prospect0.6 miGoldUnknown
Durkee Development Co.1.1 miGoldOccurrence
Durkee Development Co1.1 miGoldProspect
Gold Mine1.2 miGoldPast Producer
Unnamed Prospect near Huntington, OR1.2 miGoldUnknown
Hughes & Ladd Inc1.4 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Burnt River Gravel Pit1.5 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel Pit1.5 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hughes & Ladd, Inc.1.6 miStonePast Producer
Weatherby Placers1.9 miGoldOccurrence

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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