| Deposit ID | 10033049 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014938 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Bucket Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10201394 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.77939, 44.88374 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Cockscomb(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Umatilla 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 | 033E | 07 | SE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -118.77939, 44.88374 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Desolation Butte |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Umatilla National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014938 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230125 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 98
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACCORDING TO MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 30, 1940 : RENEWED DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO LOCATE ORE IN BLUE BUCKET MINE ON DESOLATION CREEK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1978 | 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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