Racey Property

Prospect in Malheur county in Oregon, United States with commodity Gold
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10177514
MAS/MILS ID 0410450113
Record type Site
Current site name Racey Property
Alternate or previous names Racey Porphory Gold Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -117.72042, 44.42206 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malheur(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bridgeport(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Malheur

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 013 S 041 E 19 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -117.72042, 44.42206

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1920
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Comments on exploration

  • ONGOING EXPLORATION PROGRAM, INFILL AND DEFINITIOIN DRILLING PLANNED.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ican Minerals, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Billion Minerals Usa, Inc.
    Year 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ican Minerals, Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 181436948mt ore
    Total resources 181436948mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.686 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 81646627mt ore
    Total resources 81646627mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.754 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON GEOLOGY, 1990, V. 52, NO. 2, P. 38, 41.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #42, OCT., 16, 1996, P1.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P132.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P296.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ICAN HOLDS 100% WORKING INTEREST IN 62 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-APR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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