Auzrite Mine

Past Producer in Harney county in Oregon, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10274640
MRDS ID OR05933
MAS/MILS ID 0410250105
Record type Site
Current site name Auzrite Mine
Related records 10053081

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.71072, 42.25067 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harney(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fields(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Harney

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 038 S 034 E 27 NW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: 2 MILES WEST OF FIELDS-DENIO RD. OPPOSITE TUM TUM LAKE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -118.71072, 42.25067

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Morrill And Sons, Mining And Exploration; General Delivery
    ID 3503084
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-SEP-95 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/01/1982
MSHA mine ID3503084
Mine name (MSHA)Auzrite Mine
Current operatorMorrill & Sons Mining & Exploration
Current controller (parent)Morrill John I
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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