| Deposit ID | 10040232 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roba - Westfall |
| Alternate or previous names | Deer Creek |
| Related records | 10177047 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.28357, 44.20985 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flagtail Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dayville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Silvies(hydrologic unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(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 | 016S | 029E | 06 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -119.28357, 44.20985 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Local Faults And Shears |
| General form | FUNNEL |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1947 |
| Discoverer | L. H. Roba |
| Production years | 1951-1953 |
| District name | Murderers Creek |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lawrence H. Roba, V. M. Westfall |
| First year | 1963 |
| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | To 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3-10 Lb/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 39.01M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054927 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230057 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
1953 DIREXPL DMEA , NO MINEABLE HG FOUND IN AREA EXPLORED , NO MINEABLE HG FOUND IN AREA EXPLORE
BROOKS, 1963, BAILEY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONSV. RECORD ( M014859 ) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1978 | 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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