| Deposit ID | 10032974 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014807 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Ribbon |
| Related records | 10201710 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.38077, 44.86957 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Granite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 008S | 035E | 14 | NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Bald Mountain Batholith | ||||||
| Rock description | Bald Mountain Batholith | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite |
| Rock description | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite |
| (1) | -118.38077, 44.86957 |
|---|
| Strike | N 60 |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 SE |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Granite |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014807 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230073 |
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 61 P. 77 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14 - B, P. 42 .
YOUNG, J.S., 1979, PARAGENESIS AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE GRANITE GOLD DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; COLORADO STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS
KOCH, G.S., 1959, LODE MINES OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE GRANITE MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 49, P. 14.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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