| Deposit ID | 10033074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014978 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dixie Meadows |
| Alternate or previous names | Intermediate, Blacksmith |
| Related records | 10274389 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.69773, 44.60179 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dixie Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Malheur 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 | 011S | 033E | 23 | E | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | LOW GRADE ORE |
|---|---|
| Result | LITTLE FREE GOLD |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -118.69773, 44.60179 |
|---|
| Strike | N30-35 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65-70 DEG SE |
| Width | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Quartzburg |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brazos Petroleum Corp |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014978 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230145 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 114 .
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 151 .
JOHNSON, F.R., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZBURG MINING DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS, P. 85
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | 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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