Bornite Project

Occurrence in Marion county in Oregon, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10250373
MRDS ID OR08007
MAS/MILS ID 0410470115
Record type Site
Current site name Bornite Project
Alternate or previous names Stony Ridge
Related records 10054856

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -122.38697, 44.83171 (WGS84)
Elevation 400
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mill City North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

North Santiam River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Santiam(hydrologic unit)

Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)

Willamette(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Marion

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 008 S 003 E 36 SE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -122.38697, 44.83171

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Plexus Resources Corp.
    Home office Utah
    Year 1993
    First year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kinross, Inc.
    Home office Utah
    Year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 2540160mt ore
    Demonstrated 2540160mt ore
    Total resources 2540160mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 18.04 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 2.44 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Minor 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON GEOLOGY, 1991, V. 53, NO. 1, P. 21.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PLEXUS RESOURCES CORP. 1990 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR, 24-0076.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-FEB-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.