The Blue Mud is a gold mine located in Malheur county, Oregon.
About the MRDS Data:
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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Blue Mud MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Mud
Secondary: Gorman
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Mormon Basin
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Contact Below Tertiary Gravel And Pre-Tertiary Rocks
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL TUNNELS, NOW CAVED, AND A 200 FT SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT WAS SUNK ON BASIS OF VERY RICH FLOAT IN THE OVERLYING TERTIARY GRAVELS AND PENETRATED A FAULT CONTACT BELOW THE GRAVELS AND PRE-TERTIARY ROCKS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, BULL. 14-A, P. 76
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.
