| Deposit ID | 10040217 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054907 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Susanville - Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Elk Creek, Middle Fork, Deep Creek, Buck Gulch, Timms Gold Dredging Co. |
| Related records | 10128644 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.79745, 44.70902 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Susanville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Malheur National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 010S | 033E | 02 | SE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | CREEKS USUALLY CONTAIN COARSE GOLD, 865 FINE |
|---|
| (1) | -118.79745, 44.70902 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054907 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230467 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
MERCURY IN OREGON: USBM IC 8252
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941; ODGMI BULL. 14-B, P.147
5) BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.106
BROOKS AND RAMP, 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD ( W016695 ) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD, AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. SEPARATE RECORDS FOR BUCK CREEK, TIMMS GOLD DREDGING CO. ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1980 | 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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