| Deposit ID | 10109542 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045460 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Compton Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Compton Mines Company, Compton Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10177240 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.77273, 44.73235 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 17 MI NORTHWEST OF BATES NEAR MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIVER; ABOUT 1.5 MI NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SUSANVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Susanville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 010S | 033E | 05 | NW4 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | ORE SAID TO ASSAY 1.10 OZ/TON (38 PPM) PT, $4.40/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | AU=0.2129 OZ/TON (7 PPM) |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -118.77273, 44.73235 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.1M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Susanville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compton Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 53.34M |
| Overall depth | 42.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045460 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230163 |
QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, PLATINMETALLE IN DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE 16 BAND: STUTTGART, FERDINAND ENKE VERLAG, P. 249.
HILL, J.M., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1916, PT. 1, P. 11.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1916, OREGON, GRANT COUNTY, COMPTON MINES CO.: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 101, JUNE 24, P. 1135.
PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 68.
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON - WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 140.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NATURE OF DEPOSIT IS NOT CLEAR. SETTING IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR POLYMETALLIC VEINS |
| Deposit | RECORD M046996 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1989 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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