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Ixl

Occurrence in Grant county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040211
MRDS ID M054901
Record type Site
Current site name Ixl
Alternate or previous names Hidden Treasure
Related records 10249658

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.48966, 44.71791 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenhorn(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

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 010S 035E 10 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON MINE SYMBOL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.48966, 44.71791
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THREE WELL DEFINED VEINS IN WHICH THERE IS SAID TO BE PROMISING SHOOTS OF ORE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gertie O'Rourk

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION DATA; SOME WORK DONE ON PROPERTY IN 1915 .

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS, WITH DRIFTS ON THE VEINS. NO PRODUCTION DATA; SOME WORK DONE ON PROPERTY IN 1915 .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERCURY IN OREGON: USBM IC 8252

  • Deposit

    FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, BULL. 14-B, 155 P.

  • Deposit

    PARKS, H.M. AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON. ORE. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL. MINER. RES. OF OREG., V. 2, 306 P.

  • Deposit

    5) BROOKS, H. C. AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSV. RECORD ( M015108 ) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD, AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Peterson, Jocelyn A. 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

Beyond USGS

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