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Sterling

Occurrence in Grant 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033135
MRDS ID M015091
Record type Site
Current site name Sterling
Related records 10201315

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.54522, 44.74207 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 MILES FROM GRANITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vinegar Hill(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

Umatilla National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 009S 035E 31 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • 4 CLAIMS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result FAIRLY HIGH-GRADE ORE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.54522, 44.74207
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN AT LEAST 8 FT. WIDE. ON HANGING WALL, 2 FT SECTION OF HIGH GRADE ORE, WHITE QUARTZ AND SULFIDES. REMAINING 6 FT. IS OXIDIZED QUARTZ. VEIN CONTINUES FOR AT LEAST 2000 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Greenhorn

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Umatilla National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT BY A 70 FOOT SHAFT AND A 400 FOOT TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14-B, P 93

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-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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