The Flagstaff Sand Pit is a gold and silver mine located in Baker county, Oregon.
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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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Flagstaff Sand Pit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Flagstaff Sand Pit
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Virtue
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Baker County Road Department
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: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): SMALL QUARTZ FILLED FRACTURES; SOME ASSOCIATED FE STAIN. NO METALLIC MINERALS OBSERVED.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND MCINTYRE, J.R., 1977, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES OPEN FILE MAP
Reference (Deposit): 1939 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
