Mullin Prospect

Producer in Baker county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Antimony, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109348
MRDS ID M014569
Record type Site
Current site name Mullin Prospect
Related records 10297753

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.15545, 44.59708 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Connor Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 011S 045E 24 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF SNAKE RIVER NEAR SODA CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS AS HIGH AS $60 TO THE TON WERE OBTAINED.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.15545, 44.59708

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 60SW
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK IS OF OBSCURE BEDDING, BUT THE SCHISTOSITY STRIKES N 70 DEG E AND DIPS 80 TO 90 DEG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Connor Creek District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 23 .

  • Deposit

    GILLULY, J., REED, J. C., AND PARK, C. F., 1933 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 846 - A, P. 51 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1980 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) 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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.