The Golden Chariot Mining & Milling. is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.73889, -118.16250
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Golden Chariot Mining & Milling. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Chariot Mining & Milling.
Secondary: Tri-State Mining & Milling
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Sumpter District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack Christianson
Home Office: Sumpter, Or.
Years: 1980 -
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A SINGLE SHAFT, SHORT DRIFTS AND A WINZE FROM THE 210-FOOT LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): BLUE LIMESTONE WITH A LITTLE ARGILLITE. ; GEOL.DESC: THE COUNTRY ROCK IS FOR THE MOST PART SMALL AMOUNT OF ARGILLITE OR ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1938 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 96
Oregon Gold
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