| Deposit ID | 10023811 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I003002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alvord Valley |
| Alternate or previous names | Hot Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.58434, 42.3332 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harney(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Borax Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alvord Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Adel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Harney |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 037S}038S | 033E}033E | } | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Sodium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Borax | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments |
| (1) | -118.58434, 42.3332 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Harney Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alvord Valley Graben, Normal Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| Year of last production | 1902 |
| Production years | 1897-1907 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rose Valley Borax Co. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I003002 |
LIBBEY, F.W., 1985, BORON IN ALVORD VALLEY, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., P. 167-176.
BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1985, BORON AND BORATES: INTRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 13-34.
VER PLANCK, W.E., 1956, HISTORY OF BORAX PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 3, P. 273-191.
SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.
VER PLANCK, 1956.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MARSH DEPOSITS OF SODIUM BORATE EXTEND OVER 10,000 ACRES SOUTH OF LAKE ALVORD. THE GROUND IS LEVEL AND ENCRUSTED WITH UP TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM SULFATE, AND OTHER SALTS. THE CRUDE MINERAL WAS REPORTED TO CONTAIN 5-20% BORIC ACID. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1973 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 04-NOV-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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