| Deposit ID | 60000973 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054912 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Sumpter Dredges |
| Alternate or previous names | Sumpter Valley Dredging Co., Baker Dredging Co., Powder River Gold Dredging Co., Little, Harris and Wolfinger Dredge, Nutting (K.R.) Dredge, Consuelo Oregon Mines, England and Hilliard |
| Related records | 10273667 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.20744, 44.74375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DREDGED GROUND INCLUDES THE POWDER RIVER VALLEY FROM DEER CREEK TO SUMPTER IN ADDITION TO MC CULLY FORK AND CRACKER CREEK. ABOUT 8 MI OF VALLEY DREDGED. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON POWDER RIVER AT SUMPTER; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BOURNE 1:24000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sumpter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powder(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -118.20744, 44.74375 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | POWDER RIVER DREDGING CO. |
| Year | 1954 |
BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 55, P. 216.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN OREGON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 322.
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--EAST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-A, P. 94-97.
BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 54-55, 57.
LUMB, A.D., 1920, THE PLATINUM METALS: LONDON, IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, MONOGRAPHS MINERAL RESOURCES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BRITISH EMPIRE, P. 49.
RAMP, LEN, AND BROOKS, H.C., 1969, PLATINUM GROUP METALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON: U.S. CONGRESS 90TH, 2D SESSION, COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, SENATE PRINTING, P. 167-171.
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