Mineral resources of the Orejana Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Harney county, Oregon

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OSTI ID:6497753

Conrad, J E; King, H D; Gettings, M E; Diggles, M F; Sawatzky, D L ^[1]; Benjamin, D A ^[2]

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1. Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
2. US Bureau of Mines (US)

The Orejana Canyon Wilderness Study Area in south-central Oregon is discussed. It is underlain by Miocene age basalts and interbedded sediments and rhyolite welded tuff. The study area has low mineral resource potential for gold and silver along the Orejana Rim escarpment. There is low mineral resource potential for tin in some exposures of the rhyolite tuff and low potential for oil and gas resources. There are no mining claims or identified mineral resources in the study area.

• OSTI ID: 6497753
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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