Red Chief Prospect

Past Producer in Umatilla county in Oregon, United States with commodity Mercury
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032403
MRDS ID M013920
Record type Site
Current site name Red Chief Prospect
Related records 10299146

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.29637, 45.6204 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Umatilla(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vey Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hermiston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pendleton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Umatilla(hydrologic unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Umatilla

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 002N 028E 27 SE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Analytical data

Result 6 CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAYS RANGED FROM 0.2 TO 1.5 LBS/TON HG.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.29637, 45.6204

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 2 ADITS (TOTAL LENGTH 300 FT) AND SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H.C., AND WATERS, A.C., 1934, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 850, P. 49

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1979 Brooks, Howard C. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Beyond USGS

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