| Deposit ID | 10152645 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054916 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410010079 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Connor Creek Mine |
| Related records | 10040224 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.17771, 44.57096 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1244 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Connor Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 011 S | 045 E | 34 | NWNWNE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.17771, 44.57096 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Year of first production | 1876 |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010079 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054916 | MAS references MRDS |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 22-
23.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-JUN-92 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/30/2020 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503909 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Connor Creek |
| Current operator | Limbaugh Gravel Products LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | John L Limbaugh |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1860 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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