| Deposit ID | 10069097 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002487 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sanger Mine |
| Related records | 10127949 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.40852, 44.99375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 25 MILES N 56 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
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007S | 043E | 10 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| (1) | -117.40852, 44.99375 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Blue Mountains Uplift |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 90 DEG E |
| Dip | 30 DEG N |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 0.38M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | Eagle Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002487 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010054 |
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS: USGS 22ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 738-739
PROSTKA, H. J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SPARTA QUADRANGE, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES; MAP WITH TEXT, SCALE 1:62500
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 61:91-92.
1901 RECON W. LINDGREN: REF. 1
1962 GEOLMAP ORE. DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND.: MAP
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, P. 91
| 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-SEP-1979 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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