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Quartz Mountain Silica

Producer in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodity Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036407
MRDS ID M025197
Record type Site
Current site name Quartz Mountain Silica
Related records 10177236

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.67475, 43.15982 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quartz Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Diamond Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Umpqua National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 028S 001E 2 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Analytical data

Result 96-99 % SIO2.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Little Butte Volcanic Series
    Rock description Little Butte Volcanic Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.67475, 43.15982
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 213.36M
    Length 365.76M
    Width 914.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Umpqua National Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rannels, Gerald W.

Comments on the production information

  • RATE OF PRODUCTION IS ABOUT 20,000 TONS PER YEAR USED IN NICKEL ORE REDUCTION AT THE HANNA NICKEL CO. SMELTER NEAR RIDDLE, OREGON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 85

  • Production

    RAMP, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILICA REPLACES TUFF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-APR-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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