| Deposit ID | 10041056 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055974 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oronogo |
| Alternate or previous names | Dunham Ranch |
| Related records | 10274482 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.74305, 44.04844 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alkali Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prineville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Crooked(hydrologic unit)
Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 017S | 017E | 31 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Clarno Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Clarno Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.74305, 44.04844 |
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| Strike | N 25 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1927 |
| Discoverer | Dunham, Lloyd Wiltsie |
| Production years | 1937, 1940 - 1941, 1955 |
| District name | Bear Creek |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Max Stevens, Claude C. Dunham |
| First year | 1963 |
| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | To 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^45 Lb/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 79.25M |
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055974 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410130024 |
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
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
5) GILLULY, J., REED, J.C., AND PARK, C.F.
BROOKS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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