Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiarySodium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlLocation Of Thermal Springs; Climate
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments
Associated rockRhyolite,Basalt
StructureHarney Basin, Alvord Valley Graben, Normal Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1897-1907
First production1897
Last production1902
Identification
Deposit ID10023811
MRDS IDI003002
Alternate namesHot Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.3332, -118.58434
References
LIBBEY, F.W., 1985, BORON IN ALVORD VALLEY, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., P. 167-176.BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1985, BORON AND BORATES: INTRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 13-34.VER PLANCK, W.E., 1956, HISTORY OF BORAX PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 3, P. 273-191.SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES - DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 37-51.VER PLANCK, 1956.