| Deposit ID | 10038167 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045462 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Durkee |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.46158, 44.50542 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22 MI SOUTHEAST OF BAKER AND ABOUT 5 MI FROM DURKEE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Durkee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Burnt(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 | 012S | 043E | 16 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | PT=0.00066 OZ/TON (23 PPB), AU=0.0297 OZ/TON (1 PPM) CALCULATED FROM $204.63 AU AND $6.60 PT GIVEN IN DAY AND RICHARDS |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.46158, 44.50542 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Baker Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. L. Deerdorf |
| First year | 1933 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Deerdorf And Graves |
| First year | 1933 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045462 |
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1912, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1911, PT. 1, P. 997
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--EAST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-A, P. 66.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BLACK SANDS IN GRAVELS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-75 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-89 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.