| Deposit ID | 10054733 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR07836 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Keystone |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Eagle, Last Chance, The Keystore Group |
| Related records | 10274051 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.70356, 44.54846 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dixie Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12S | 33E | 11 | N | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| (1) | -118.70356, 44.54846 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| District name | Quartzburg |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ward, Laura |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR07836 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230604 |
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.
BROOKS, FERNS, AND AVERY, 1984, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS MAP OF THE SW 1/4 BATES QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OR: DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., GEOL. MAP SERIES 35.
BROOKS AND RAMP, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OR: OR DEPT. GEAL. MIN. IND., BULL. 61, P. 152.
SWARTLEY, A. M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS OF NE OR: OR BUREAU MINES AND GEOL., VOLUMN 1, NUMBER 8, QUARTZBURG AREA, PAGE 194-199.
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 ORMC 33372 23899 23900
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MESOTHERMAL GOLD QUARTZ |
| Deposit | PRODUCED $37,800 1882-1889. OLD HUNTINGTON MILL, COMPRESSORS, HOIST, WELL MAINTAINED SHACK, MINING TOOLS. FAILED BLM VALIDITY EXAMINATION IN 1958. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-1990 | Allen, Garwood | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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