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Pit #1

Producer in Harney county in Oregon, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10128410
MRDS ID OR05930
MAS/MILS ID 0410250260
Record type Site
Current site name Pit #1
Related records 10053078

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -118.87932, 42.35957 (WGS84)
Elevation 1390
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harney(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Square Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alvord Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Adel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Guano(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Harney

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037 S 032+E 05 SESENE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) Fanglomerate
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Date of Last Modification 950717

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harney County Road Department
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRAY, J.J., 1991, MINERAL INFORMATION LAYER FOR OREGON BY

  • Deposit

    COUNTY (MILOC) DATABASE: OREGON DEPT GEOLOGY & MINERAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIES OPEN FILE REPT O-91-4. DOGAMI MLR 13-0068

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STOCKPILE OF CRUSHED BASALT IN OLD BORROW PIT. FINE GRAVEL (MOSTLY <3/4 IN.) MINED HERE PREVIOUSLY. GRAVEL PIT SHOWN ON TOPO ACROSS HIGHWAY IS SMALL BORROW PIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUL-95 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

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