| Deposit ID | 10127565 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002495 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410010401 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Dyke Copper Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron Dike, Iron Dyke |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.85851, 45.02676 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 695 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Homestead(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(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 | 006 S | 048 E | 21 | C NWSW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.85851, 45.02676 |
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| Depth to top | 99M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 20HA | ||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Homestead |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Butler Ore Co. |
| ID | 3502868 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Minnesota |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texasgulf Western,Inc. |
| ID | 3502868 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010401 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002495 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3502868 |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 60-
62.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JUN-1992 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/21/1988 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3502868 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Iron Dyke Mine |
| Current operator | Silver King Mines Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Texasgulf Inc & Silver King Mines Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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