| Deposit ID | 10184296 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014443 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410010255 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Forster and Thomas Copper Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Sovereign Mine |
| Related records | 10032736 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.39182, 44.94156 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1317 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Balm Creek Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powder(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 007 S | 043 E | 24 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.39182, 44.94156 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sovereign Consolidated Copper Co. |
| Year | 1939 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010255 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014443 | MAS references MRDS |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-A, 1933, P. 62-63.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 48.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JUN-92 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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