| Deposit ID | 10109349 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014583 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bay Horse |
| Related records | 10183904 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.21934, 44.45292 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Henley Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Brogan(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 013S | 045E | 9 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| Rock unit name | Huntington Volcanics | ||
| Rock description | Huntington Volcanics | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.21934, 44.45292 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ore Occurs In A Fractured Zone Close To The Contact Between An Andesitic Breccia And Rhyolite |
| General form | SMALL, IRREGULAR SHAPE |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| District name | Connor Creek |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Centennial Exploration Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ibex Mineral Industries |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014583 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010078 |
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 131 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 22
LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1925 , IDAHO BUREAU MINES, PAMPHLET 13 .
BROOKS, H. C., MCINTYRE, J. R., AND WALKER, G., 1976 , GEOLOGY OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1 DEG. BY 2 DEG. QUADRANGLE, ODMI GMS-7 .
WAGNER, N.S., 1957, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES FILE REPORT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Ferns, Mark L. (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.
| Status | Temporarily Idled since 05/01/2025 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3502630 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Bayhorse |
| Current operator | Bayhorse Silver Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Graeme O'Neill |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (263 m, 0.94 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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