| Deposit ID | 10036569 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025435 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairview |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of the Bald Mtn. Group |
| Related records | 10200345 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.29244, 44.81707 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1902 |
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 | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 008S | 036E | 34 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Bald Mountain Batholith | ||||||
| Rock description | Bald Mtn. Batholith | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite |
| Rock description | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite |
| (1) | -118.29244, 44.81707 |
|---|
| Strike | N10-15E |
|---|---|
| Dip | TWO VEINS REPORTED |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cracker Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ibex Minerals Inc. |
| First year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025435 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010672 |
FERNS, M.L. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MT. IRELAND QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP (IN PREPARATION)
NELSON, D.W.C., 1923, MAP OF CRACKER, CABLE COVE, AND PORTIONS OF ROCK CREEK,IBEX,AND CABELL MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN OREGON
LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON; USGS ANN. REPT. NO. 22, P. 669
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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