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Durkee Development Co.

Occurrence in Baker county in Oregon, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032749
MRDS ID M014463
Record type Site
Current site name Durkee Development Co.
Related records 10127512

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.4163, 44.50875 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Durkee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Burnt(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 012S 043E 23 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • IS HALF A MILE SOUTHEAST OF RYE VALLEY ROAD AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 4,000 FEET AND IS ABOUT 5 MILES BY ROAD FROM DURKEE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) Intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 45 W
    Width 0.25M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE VEIN SEEMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A DIORITE PROPHYRY DIKE, BUT EXPOSURES ARE TOO INADEQUATE TO DEMONSTRATE THIS RELATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lower Burnt River Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 1938 WORKINGS CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 66

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) 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

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