| Deposit ID | 10040224 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054916 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Connor Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Rose Lee |
| Related records | 10152645 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.18351, 44.57042 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Connor Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 011S | 045E | 35 | NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | 8 SAMPLES |
|---|---|
| Result | AVERAGED 0.3 LB HG/TON |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -117.18351, 44.57042 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | H. D. Lackey |
| District name | Connor Creek |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Al Davis; Harold Cooley |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054916 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010079 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONSV. RECORD ( M014574 ) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1978 | Bradley, Robin | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1979 | Walker, G. W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1980 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/30/2020 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503909 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Connor Creek |
| Current operator | Limbaugh Gravel Products LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | John L Limbaugh |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1422 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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