| Deposit ID | 10042807 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060845 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oregon King Mine |
| Related records | 10225445 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.73973, 44.75233 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 823 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NNE OF ASHWOOD, OREGON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Donnybrook(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Trout(hydrologic unit)
Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 009S | 017E | 30 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | METALLURGICAL TEST ASSAYED 0.15 OZ AU AND 9.45 OZ AG/TON, TRACE PB, 0.88% CU, 0.40% ZN, 6.75% FE, 6.09% S, 0.20% SB, NO AS |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.73973, 44.75233 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR MASSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 S |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 213.36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | Sheepherders |
| Year of first production | 1899 |
| District name | Horse Heaven Mining District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Productions Inc. |
| Home office | Tucson, Arizona |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oreco Enterprises, Inc |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060845 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410310001 |
PECK, D.L., 1964, GEOLOGIC RECONNAISANCE OF THE ANTELOPE - ASHWOOD AREA, NORTH - CENTRAL OREGON: USGS BULL. 1161-D.
LIBBY, F.W. AND CORCORAN, R.E., 1962, THE OREGON KING MINE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. SHORT PAPER 23
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 159
OME FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD (W017034) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-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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