| Deposit ID | 10109356 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014886 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pitsburg 1-2 |
| Alternate or previous names | Last Chance 1-3, Guernsey, Fraction, Miller Mtn Mine On Quad Sheet |
| Related records | 10176742 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.97523, 44.34318 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canyon Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
John Day(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 031E | 22 | NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GOLD IS MOSTLY FREE , GOLD TO SILVER RATIO IS REPORTEDLY HIGH |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -118.97523, 44.34318 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Canyon |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sheedy, David C. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014886 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230066 |
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, H. C., RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OR: OR DEPT GEOL MIN IND , BULL 61, CANYON AREA, P 147
OR DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., 1941, OR METAL MINES HANDBOOK: BULLETIN NO. 14-B, CANYON AREA, PAGE 17-39.
SWARTLEY, A. M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS OF NE OR: OR BUREAU MINES AND GEOL., VOLUMN 1, NUMBER 8, CANYON AREA, PAGE 200-209.
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 24291-24292 24293-24295
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO VEINS; ONE STRIKES N 45 - 65 W AND DIPS 75 - 85 NE; OTHER STRIKES N 65 W AND DIPS 45 - 50 NE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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