| Deposit ID | 10042803 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060840 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Strickland Butte Mine |
| Related records | 10274160 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.65444, 44.4415 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 14 MILES NE OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salt Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prineville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Crooked(hydrologic unit)
Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ochoco National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 013S | 017E | 14 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gilsonite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES ASSAY 1.4 TO 22 LBS HG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | John Day Formation-Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | John Day Formation-Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation |
| Rock description | Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation |
| (1) | -120.65444, 44.4415 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 16.76M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 4.27M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | R.S. And M.L. Page And C.S. Carnagey |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| Production years | 1940-41 |
| District name | Kidnap Spring |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Ochoco National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Page, M. L. And C. J. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060840 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410130043 |
WATERS, A.C. AND VAUGHAN, R.H., 1968, RECONNAISANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OCHOCO RESERVOIR QUADRANGLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-541
BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES BULL. 55, P. 128-130
BAILEY, E. H., USGS PERSONAL FILES
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965 , USBM IC 8252
1950 GEOLMAP WATERS, A.C. MAP I-54
BROOKS, H.C., 1963, P. 128
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RHYOLITE PLUG IS CRUDELY CIRCULAR IN PLAN. CINNABAR OCCURS AT THE CONTACT CHIEFLY AS DISSEMINATIONS AND FINE STRINGERS IN A BED ABOUT 6 INCHES THICK. MINERALIZATION IS IRREGULAR AND DISCONTINUOUS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1978 | Horley, D., Walker, G. W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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