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Lucky Bell

Occurrence in Grant county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054728
MRDS ID OR07830
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Bell
Related records 10201827

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.67494, 44.56263 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixie Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
12S 33E 01 NW OF NW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CRETACEOUS/JURASSIC DIKE COMPLEX IN DIXIE BUTTE META-ANDESITE GREENSCHIST FACIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quartzburg

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Payton, Lee

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 FT ADIT THAT NEVER HIT ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN, C. E., THAYER, T. P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE, NE OR: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISC. INVEST. MAP I-447.

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, FERNS, AND AVERY, 1984, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS MAP OF THE SW 1/4 BATES QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OR: DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., GEOL. MAP SERIES 35.

  • Deposit

    OR DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., 1941, OR METAL MINES HANDBOOK: BULLETIN NO. 14-B, QUARTZBURG AREA, PAGE 108-128.

  • Deposit

    SWARTLEY, A. M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS OF NE OR: OR BUREAU MINES AND GEOL., VOLUMN 1, NUMBER 8, QUARTZBURG AREA, PAGE 194-199.

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OR: 22ND ANNUAL-REPORT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2, PAGE 551-776.

  • Other Database

    BLM ORMC 32591

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COPPER STAINING ON WALLS FROM CHALCOPYRITE IN BRECCIATED ZONE.
Deposit IMPOUNDED WATER IN MINE DRAINS INTO STANDARD CREEK -ARSENIC FROM ARSENOPYRITE?

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-1990 Allen, Garwood Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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