The High Bar Placer 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
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High Bar Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: High Bar Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Upper Burnt River Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD IS SAID TO BE VERY FINE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBERS (M014179), (M014180), AND (M014185) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE
Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF PINE CREEK, ELEVATION AT 4,500 FEET; 300 FEET ABOVE PINE CREEK N 1/2 OF SEC. 22
Comment (Geology): SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF TERTIARY SEDIMENTS AND LAVAS ARE CAPPED BY A PLEISTOCENE BENCH GRAVEL. ; GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL COMPOSED OF LARGE BOULDERS OF LAVA, QUARTZ, AND SCHIST. GRAVEL IS 10 FEET THICK. IT LIES ON BEDROCK LAVA
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 100 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., MC INTYRE, J.R., AND WALKER, G.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1 DEG BY 2 DEG QUADRANGLE; ODGMI GEOL. MAP GMS-7
Reference (Deposit): 1946 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
Oregon Gold
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