| Deposit ID | 10033304 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015612 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Connor Creek Prospect |
| Related records | 10249773 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.18101, 44.56875 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR HEAD OF CONNOR CREEK AND TRIBUTARY OF DRY CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Connor Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 011S | 045E | 35 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Result | THIRTEEN SAMPLES CONTAIN FROM 0.013 TO 0.28 % NI, AND AVERAGE 0.16 % NI. EIGHT SAMPLES CONTAIN FROM A TRACE TO 0.70 LB/TON HG, AVERAGE 0.34 LB/TON HG. AU AND AG ASSAYS OF 5 SAMPLES SHOW ONLY TRACE QUANTITY OF AU AND NO AG. |
|---|
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -117.18101, 44.56875 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Major North-East-Trending Fault Contact |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015612 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010144 |
RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 60
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA HAS BEEN PROSPECTED FOR NATIVE MERCURY, CINNABAR, CHROMITE, AND GOLD ( BROOKS, 1963 ). ALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN SEARCH OF MERCURY AND CHROMITE; A FEW SAMPLES ASSAYED FOR NICKEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | 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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/30/2020 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503909 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Connor Creek |
| Current operator | Limbaugh Gravel Products LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | John L Limbaugh |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1526 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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