| Deposit ID | 10153102 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR06504 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410370041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Opalite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Western Minerals Co |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.7438, 42.32173 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | Original record said location was within 500 m of pit. Moved point approx. 800 m to the NW to area of pit visible on imagery. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cougar Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lakeview(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Klamath Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sprague(hydrologic unit)
Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)
Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fremont-Winema National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 037 S | 017 E | 32 | W2 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Pit (1) | -120.7438, 42.32173 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410370041 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR06504 | MAS references MRDS |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-AUG-92 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 04-JAN-93 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | OR06504=0410370041 = newMRDS = 10053579 |
| Editor | 15-NOV-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | OR06504=0410370041= 10053579, merged and deleted. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.