The Boulder Placer Claim 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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Boulder Placer Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boulder Placer Claim
Secondary: Pacific Placers
Secondary: Basin Resources Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Mormon Basin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John D Flack
Owner Name: Jim Hope
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: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): ESTIMATES ON AVERAGE OF 35 OZ A WEEK DURING SINGLE SHIFT OPERATION OVER PAST TWO SEASONS.
Comment (Location): ALONG BASIN CREEK TWO TO THREE MILES NORTH OF HUNTINGTON JUNCTION.
Comment (Geology): THE GRAVEL DEPOSITS ARE ON BENCHES OVERLOOKING BASIN CREEK. THEY REPRESENT FORMER LEVELS OF THE CREEK.
References
Reference (Production): OPERATOR
Reference (Deposit): 1940 RECON ODGMI FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1979 COMPIL ODGMI FILE
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., MCINTYRE, J.R., AND WALKER, G.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1 DEG BY 2 DEG QUADRANGLE; ODGMI GEOL. MAP GMS-7
Oregon Gold
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