The Baby McKee Mine is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Baby McKee Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Baby McKee Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Cable Cove
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: Vein
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): E 1/2
Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS STREAKS AND LENSES OF SULFIDES, QUARTZ AND CALCITE ; GEOL.DESC: STREAKS AND LENSES OF ORE DEPOSITS
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 1800-FOOT CROSSCUT WHICH CUTS VEIN AT DEPTH OF 900 FEET.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 61 , P. 69
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.
