Cinder Cone Claims 1-6

Prospect in Harney county in Oregon, United States with commodity Perlite
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10249351
MAS/MILS ID 0410250301
Record type Site
Current site name Cinder Cone Claims 1-6

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.55102, 42.60677 (WGS84)
Elevation 1680
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

Alvord Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Steens Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Adel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Harney

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034 S 034 E 07 NENE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Perlite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Basalt and andesite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Date of Last Modification 950718

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 400,000 TONS MARGINAL RESERVES (USGS BULL. 1740-A, P. A17) EXPANSION TESTS INDICATE PERLITE IS POOR QUALITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-95 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.