Gardner-Murphy Prospect

Copper prospect · Grant 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
CountyGrant
Coordinates44.79095, -118.73296

Commodities

PrimaryCopper
TertiaryMolybdenum

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10177305
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Gardner-Murphy Prospect0.0 miCopper, MolybdenumOccurrence
Gardner-Murphy0.5 miMolybdenum, CopperOccurrence
Gold Mine3.0 miGoldPast Producer
Unnamed Prospect near Greenhorn, OR3.0 miGoldUnknown
Princess Mine3.5 miGoldOccurrence
Gold Eagle3.8 miGoldProspect
Gold Eagle3.8 miGold, Silver, Copper, AntimonyOccurrence
Unnamed Mine near Greenhorn, OR3.9 miGoldProspect
Gold Occurrence3.9 miGoldOccurrence
King Tut Group4.0 miGoldPast Producer
Princess4.0 miCopper, Zinc, GoldOccurrence
Myrtle Mine4.4 miGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence

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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