North Powder Mine

The North Powder Mine is a gold and silver 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: North Powder Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.02611, -117.87833

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North Powder Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Powder Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Baker


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Geology): ACTIVE HOT SPRONGS OCCUR IN THE FLAT SEVERAL HUNDRED FT TO THE WEST OF THE DEPOSIT


References

Reference (Deposit): 1943 RECON ODGMI, UNPUB. REPT

Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1943, THE NORTH POWDER MINE, BAKER DISTRICT: ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORT


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