The Jim White Ridge Placer is a gold mine located in Union 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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Jim White Ridge Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jim White Ridge Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A WATER-WASHED CUT 600 FEET LONG, 100 FEET WIDE AND 30 FEET DEEP.
Comment (Geology): BEDROCK IS WALLOWA BATHOLITH GRANODIORITE. CAPPED BY COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT. ; GEOL.DESC: BEDROCK IS GRANODIORITE OF WALLOWA BATHOLITH. ABUNDANCE OF WELL-ROUNDED BOULDERS OF QUARTZITE AND NEAR ABSENCE OF ROUNDED PEBBLES.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEISS, P. L., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1971 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF TEN AREAS PROPOSED AS ADDITIONS TO THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, OREGON: U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 24
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.
