The Johnson Gulch Placer 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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Johnson Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Johnson Gulch Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Mormon Basin
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD PRODUCED ACCORDING TO LOCAL HISTORIANS; DATES UNKNOWN.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED AREA IS ABOUT 500 FT IN DIAMETER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD PRODUCED ACCORDING TO LOCAL HISTORIANS; DATES UNKNOWN.
Comment (Geology): LAKE AND STREAM SILT, SAND AND GRAVEL.
Comment (Location): NEAR CENTER OF SEC.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON ODGMI FIELD NOTES BY HOWARD C. BROOK
Reference (Deposit): U S BUREAU OF MINES MILS RECORDS
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.
