| Deposit ID | 10200815 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014597 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410010156 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ballard Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Turtle Bug, Ballard Group |
| Related records | 10032831 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.81411, 45.05296 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 610 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Homestead(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grangeville(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 | 006 S | 048 E | 11 | NESW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.81411, 45.05296 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010156 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014597 | MAS references MRDS |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 58.
THE ORE BIN, 1970, V. 32, NO. 3, P. 53-54.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-JUN-92 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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