| Deposit ID | 10092561 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054918 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hope Butte Project |
| Alternate or previous names | Hope Butte, Riddle, Jordan |
| Related records | 10178145 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.4624, 44.07792 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 16 MI NW OF VALE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Malheur(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hope Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Brogan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willow(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(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 | Malheur |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 017S | 043E | 21 | CENTER OF E | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Result | 45 SAMPLES AT 5 FT. INTERVALS IN ADIT |
|---|---|
| Result | AVERAGE LESS THAN 2 LBS HG/TON. |
| Model code | 104 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 45 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||
| Rock unit name | Owyhee Formation | ||
| Rock description | Owyhee Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -117.4624, 44.07792 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Monocline, Small Fractures |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Discoverer | Present Owners |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chevron Resources Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 259.08M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054918 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410450007 |
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
1956 DIREXPL DME
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1980 | Brooks, Howard C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.