| Deposit ID | 10274208 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014100 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410010416 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | E and E Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eureka and Excelsior, Cracker Creek Mine |
| Related records | 10106867 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.20075, 44.83125 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1740 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bourne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon 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 | 008 S | 037 E | 32 | NWNENE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.20075, 44.83125 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brooks Minerals, Inc. |
| ID | 3503010 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010416 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014100 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3503010 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANN. REPT. NO. 22, 1901, P. 661.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 74.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JUN-92 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/01/1991 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503010 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Cracker Creek Mine |
| Current operator | Simplot Resources Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Scott Simplot |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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