| Deposit ID | 10098460 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055994 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Humboldt |
| Alternate or previous names | Bear Creek, Humboldt Metallics Corp. |
| Related records | 10225216 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.41111, 44.56733 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(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 | 011S | 019E | 35 | S | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Clarno Formation |
| Rock description | Clarno Formation |
| (1) | -120.41111, 44.56733 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Discoverer | Glenn Stephenson |
| District name | Ochoco Creek |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bert Hayes, John Day |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 67.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055994 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410310003 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
BROOKS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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