| Deposit ID | 10095129 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014363 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burkemont |
| Alternate or previous names | North American Copper Co., Copper Union |
| Related records | 10297939 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.56686, 44.92708 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1006 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sawtooth Ridge(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 007S | 042E | 28 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone |
| Rock description | Clover Creek Greenstone;Clover Creek Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -117.56686, 44.92708 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eagle Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. Rose |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014363 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010251 |
GILLULY, J., 1937 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE, OREGON: USGS BULL. 879 , P. 110 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14-A, P. 45 .
HAMMIT, R. W., 1972 , UNIV. OREGON M.S. THESIS
HULL, D., 1976, BURKEMONT MINE, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES SUMMARY REPORT.
1975 RECON ODGMI SUMMARY REPOR
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NOT CONCENTRATED IN WELL DEFINED FISSURE VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-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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