| Deposit ID | 10036459 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025266 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merger Gold Min. Co. |
| Related records | 10159388 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.35144, 44.21482 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lane(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
McKenzie River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mckenzie(hydrologic unit)
Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)
Willamette(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Willamette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Lane |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 015S | 004E | 32 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| Rock unit name | Little Butte Volcanics | ||
| Rock description | Little Butte Volcanics | ||
| |||
| (1) | -122.35144, 44.21482 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blue River |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025266 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410390013 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 49
GALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 153
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN TUNNEL DOES NOT REACH THE VEIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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