| Deposit ID | 10033126 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015075 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boulder Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Cobalt Gold Mines Inc., Boulder Ridge Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10201357 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.62633, 44.55318 (WGS84) |
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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)
Federal lands
Malheur 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 | 012S | 034E | 04 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Smaltite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ASSAYS 8 % COBALT, 2 % COPPER, $2 GOLD TO THE TON ( 1898 |
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -118.62633, 44.55318 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Quartzburg |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015075 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230321 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 110 .
JOHNSON, F.R., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS, P.81
IN THE US: ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, SEPT. 1959, VOL. 160, NO. 9, P. 172
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER (M015012) 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-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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