Terrebonne Deposit

Producer in Deschutes county in Oregon, United States with commodity Diatomite
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10274579
MRDS ID OR05492
MAS/MILS ID 0410170001
Record type Site
Current site name Terrebonne Deposit
Alternate or previous names Dicalite Pit
Related records 10052695

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -121.29723, 44.35703 (WGS84)
Elevation 802
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Deschutes(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cline Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Deschutes(hydrologic unit)

Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Deschutes

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 014 S 012 E 16 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -121.29723, 44.35703

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Fred Gunzer
    ID 3502833
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR 09-0148

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUN-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/08/1988
MSHA mine ID3502833
Mine name (MSHA)Dicalite Pit
Current operatorMid Oregon Ready Mix
Current controller (parent)Mid Oregon Crushing Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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