| Deposit ID | 10298932 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055195 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410130014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Ridge Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cinnabar Mines, Inc., Number One Mine |
| Related records | 10103783 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.3133, 44.35484 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lookout Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prineville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Crooked(hydrologic unit)
Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ochoco National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014 S | 020 E | 15 | N2SE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Cinnabar | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -120.3133, 44.35484 |
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| Strike | N60E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 5HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| District name | Johnson Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. T. Takahashi |
| ID | 3503090 |
| Interest | 99 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410130014 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055195 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3503090 |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963,
P. 148-150.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-JUL-92 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/19/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503090 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Blue Ridge Mine |
| Current operator | Blue Ridge Associates |
| Current controller (parent) | Daugherty Sid |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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