| Deposit ID | 10032746 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014460 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Durkee Quarry |
| Related records | 10274314 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.39741, 44.53792 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DURKEE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Durkee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Burnt(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(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 | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 012S | 043E | 15;10 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Result | HIGH CALCIUM LIMESTONE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Nelson Marble |
| Rock description | Nelson Marble |
| (1) | -117.39741, 44.53792 |
|---|
| Strike | N65E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 63NW |
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| District name | Lower Burnt River |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ash Grove Cement West Co. (Oregon Portland Cement) |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 331.854HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014460 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010501 |
THE ORE BINE, 1954, BAKER COUNTY LATEST LIMESTONE PRODUCER: ODGMI, V. 16, NO. 7, P. 54.
PROSTKA, HAROLD J., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURKEE QUADRANGLE, OREGON: ODGMI MAP GMS-3.
GEITGEY, R.P., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN OREGON, IN GEITGEY, R.P., AND GOVT, B.F., EDS., INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SPECIAL PAPER 23, P. 1-7.
COMPANY RECORDS AND ANNUAL REPORTS
1970 ANNUAL REPORT OREGON PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER M014456 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1980 | Bradley, Robin | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1992 | Walker, G. W. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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