| Deposit ID | 10054711 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR07807 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Creek Quarry |
| Related records | 10135536 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.85662, 44.76291 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sharp Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09S | 32E | 27 | NW OF NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| (1) | -118.85662, 44.76291 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grant County Road Department |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR07807 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230597 |
BROWN, C. E., THAYER, T. P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE, NE OR: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISC. INVEST. MAP I-447.
MINERAL REPORT FOR EA, BIG CREEK MATERIAL SITE, GEORGE BROWN GEOLOGIST, BURNS DISTRICT OFFICE, BLM
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OR: 22ND ANNUAL-REPORT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2, PAGE 551-776.
BLM OR 37135 LAND PATENT NUMBER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROCK NO GOOD. COUNTY USES PRIVATE PIT 1/4 MILE E ON COUNTY ROAD 20. |
| Deposit | ROCK OUTCROP AND TALUS OF BASALT. TOO MUCH CLAY, DIRT, AND WEATHERED MATERIAL FOR AGGREGATE MIX. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-1990 | Allen, Garwood | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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