| Deposit ID | 10069095 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002485 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mother Lode Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Poorman, Balm Creek Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.47463, 44.9168 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Relative position | 19.5 MILES N 62 DEG E OF BAKER, OREGON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Balm Creek Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powder(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007S | 043E | 32 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock > Keratophyre |
| Rock unit name | Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone |
| Rock description | Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone |
| (1) | -117.47463, 44.9168 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Blue Mountains Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Terminates Ore Body On South And With Depth: Strike N 70 Deg W, Dip Steeply S |
| General form | LOZENGE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG W |
| Dip | 60 DEG N |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| Production years | 1935-1938 |
| District name | Eagle Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oregon Copper Co. (Morris Cook) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. Cook, Oregon Copper Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 4572M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002485 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010043 |
GILLULLY, J., 1933, COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR KEATING, OREGON: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 830-A, 64 P.
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ORE. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 61, P. 93, 98-99
HULL, D., 1976, POORMAN AND BALM CREEK MINES: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES SUMMARY REPORT.
BROOKS AND RAMP, 1968, P. 99
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Reeves, James R. | 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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