The St. Marie Placers is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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St. Marie Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Marie Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jim Sproul
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THE GRAVEL IS SAID TO AVERAGE FROM $.10 TO $.40 A YARD. ( 1938 )
Analytical Data: GOLD IS 875 FINE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): $9,000 RECOVERED.
Comment (Location): ALONG HIGHWAY ON CANYON CREEK
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A PIT 200 FT LONG, 40 FEET WIDE WITH A 40 FOOT FACE. $9,000 RECOVERED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BEDROCK IS SERPENTINE AND GABBRO. BOULDERS ARE UP TO 6 FT. IN DIAMETER; AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE FOOT. LARGE AMOUNT OF SANDY SOIL AND FINE GRAVEL BUT NO CLAY. GOLD IS USUALLY MIXED THROUGH THE GRAVEL, BUT RUNS HIGHER ON BEDROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14-B, P. 37
Oregon Gold
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