Trout Creek Diatomite

Prospect in Harney county in Oregon, United States with commodity Diatomite
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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10274083
MRDS ID OR05937
MAS/MILS ID 0410250010
Record type Site
Current site name Trout Creek Diatomite
Related records 10053085

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.2985, 42.20487 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
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

Pole Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alvord Lake(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 039 S 038 E 07 C E2 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.2985, 42.20487

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATIFORM
    Type of Orebody #3 STRATABOUND
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 950705

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Johns Manville Corp
    Year 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYTUBA ET AL., 1981, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHORSE CALDERA AND

  • Deposit

    CALDERA-FILL DEPOSITS, MALHEUR CO., OREGON: USGS OPEN-FILE

  • Deposit

    REPORT 81-1092.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS IS PART OF A DEPOSIT THAT FILLED IN THE WHITEHORSE CALDERA. THERE IS AN EASTERN HALF AND A WESTERN HALF THAT ARE SEPARATED BY A RIDGE THE EXTENDS NORTH AND SOUTH FROM FLAGSTAFF BUTTE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-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.