The Geothermal Well is a geothermal mine located in Harney county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Geothermal
Lat, Long: 42.5439, -118.53280
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Geothermal Well MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Geothermal Well
Secondary: Alvord Spring
Commodity
Primary: Geothermal
Location
State: Oregon
County: Harney
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Geothermal
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BLOOMQUIST, ET AL., 1985, GIVES CONSIDERABLE RESOURCE DATA. AT LEAST 14 GEOTHERMAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT HOLES WERE DRILLED NEARBY. MUFFLER, ET AL., 1979 ALSO GIVES RESOURCE DATA.
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 14, 1970.
Reference (Deposit): MUFFLER, ET. AL., 1979, USGS CIRCULAR 790.
Reference (Deposit): BLACK, G.L., 1994, DIGITAL DATA AND SELECTED TEXTS FROM LOW-TEMPERATURE GEOTHEMAL DATABASE FOR OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY & MINERAL INDUST. OPEN FILE REPT O-94-09, 15 P., DISKETTE (1.44 MB).
Reference (Deposit): BLOOMQUIST, G., ET AL., 1985, EVALUATION AND RANKING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATION OR ELECTRICAL OFFSET IN ID,MT,OR, AND WA: PREPARED FOR BONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN., DOE, BY WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY OFFICE, WAOENG-85-02A/BP-13609-1, 504 P.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MAP GMS-10, 1978.
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