The Beaverdam Group is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.53806, -118.10139
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Beaverdam Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beaverdam Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Upper Burnt River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE 250 FOOT TUNNEL IN THE SILICIFIED ZONE
Comment (Geology): HIGH PLACER DEPOSITS OCCUR IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THE SILICIFIED ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): ODGMI, 1939; BEAVERDAM GROUP; ODGMI FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1939 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
Oregon Gold
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