| Deposit ID | 10033078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014983 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Mtn. Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Including Sherbandy Group |
| Related records | 10274286 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.69328, 44.55568 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 8 MILES FROM PRAIRIE CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dixie Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 012S | 033E | 01 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Beidellite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -118.69328, 44.55568 |
|---|
| Strike | N 35 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Quartzburg |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014983 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230179 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14 - B, P. 112 .
GILLULY, J., REED, J. C., AND PARKS, C. F. JR, 1933 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: U.S.G.S. BULL. 846 - A, P. 99 .
JOHNSON, F.R., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS, P. 83
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED BODIES TREND IN GENERAL EAST TO NORTHEAST. |
| 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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