Gold Point

The Gold Point is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon.

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

Name: Gold Point  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.51472, -117.34972

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Gold Point MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Point


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Weatherby


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: NARROW STRINGERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VALUES SAID TO BE GOOD


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 500 YDS AWAY FROM CONTACT WITH ARGILLITE

Comment (Workings): NO RECORD.$40,000

Comment (Production): $40,000

Comment (Location): NE 1/4, IN GOLD CLIFF GULCH, ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE FROM THE SISLEY CREEK ROAD.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 69 .

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 136

Reference (Deposit): PROTSKA, H.J., 1967, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURKEE QUADRANGLE, OREGON; ODGMI GEOL. MAP GMS-3


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