Bi Metallic

Occurrence in Grant county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Magnesite, Chromium
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033145
MRDS ID M015104
Record type Site
Current site name Bi Metallic
Alternate or previous names Intrinsic
Related records 10152608

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.54133, 44.72041 (WGS84)

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 010S 035E 07 NE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4, 2 1/2 MILES WEST OF GREENHORN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Magnesite Primary
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chromite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.54133, 44.72041

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • TRACE OF NI REPORTED FROM A LEACHED BRECCIA CHARACTERIZED BY A QUARTZ STRINGER STOCKWORK. SILVER-BEARING TETRAHEDRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE OCCURS IN A QUARTZ, CALCITE, FELDSPAR GANGUE. DIORITE COUNTRY ROCK IS LOCALLY FRACTURED AND SILICIFIED.

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

  • DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL ADITS; ONE INCLUDES 2150-FOOT CROSSCUT AND 410-FOOT DRIFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL 61 , P. 111 .

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14 - B, P. 73 .

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, R.M., 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE MORNING MINE AND ADJACENT REGION, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 39, P. 39

  • Deposit

    MULLEN, E.D., 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE GREENHORN MOUNTAINS, NORTHEASTERN OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS. THESIS

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, N.S., 1971, BIMETALLIC MINE: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1971 RECON ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPOR

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOLYBDENITE OCCURS IN A FEW PLACES IN THE DIORITE. CHROMITE OCCURS AS SMALL BODIES IN ADJACENT SERPENTINITE.

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-JAN-1980 Ferns, Mark L. (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.

External references