| Deposit ID | 10032986 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014825 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Imperial - Eagle Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Imperial, Ivy May, Winchester |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.27299, 44.86291 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Ireland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powder(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 008S | 036E | 14 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | ESTIMATED RATIO OF SULFIDES TO GANGUE 1:10 . AU LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FREE. AG TO AU RATIO 10:1 |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bald Mountain Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Bald Mountain Batholith | ||||
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| (1) | -118.27299, 44.86291 |
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| Length | 3218.6M |
|---|---|
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1885 - 1915 |
| District name | Cable Cove |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brandenthaler, A. (Estate) |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014825 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230368 |
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 61 , P. 70 .
OREGON METAL MINE HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI, BULL. 14-A, P. 19 .
HEWITT, D.F., 1931, ZONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE LODES OF THE SUMPTER QUADRANGLE; AIME TRANS., V.5, P.305
ODGMI, BULL 14 - A, P. 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS IN THE CABLE COVE ARE PERSISTANT. THE EAGLE VEIN, THE MOST EASTERLY OF THE VEINS, CAN BE TRACED FOR ABOUT 3 MILES. ORE SHOOTS REACH LENGTHS OF 200 FEET AND ARE MADE UP OF LENTICULAR BODIES OF SULPHIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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