| Deposit ID | 10041051 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055968 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Platner |
| Alternate or previous names | Bear Creek, Wiltsie and Platner |
| Related records | 10274523 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.7161, 44.00122 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alkali Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prineville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Crooked(hydrologic unit)
Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 018S | 017E | 17,20 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation |
| Rock description | Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation |
| (1) | -120.7161, 44.00122 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Zone, Contact Of Flows & Tuffs |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Discoverer | Mrs. Frank Platner |
| Production years | 1940, 1942, 1954, 1958 |
| District name | Bear Creek |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hugo Dobler |
| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | To 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^9 Lb/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055968 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
BROOKS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD (W017068) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE. ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H |
| Deposit | DUPLICATE M060849 HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1978 | Horley, D. And Walker, G. W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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