The Malheur City Placers 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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Malheur City Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Malheur City Placers
Secondary: Jones Placer
Secondary: Gold Flour Min. Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Malheur City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Billiton Minerals Usa, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): PAY STREAK OCCURS ON A FALSE CLAY BEDROCK
Comment (Deposit): BULK OF EARLY PRODUCTION WAS FROM GULCH PLACERS AT SHASTA GULCH AND RICH GULCH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Reserve-Resource): GULCH PLACERS ARE LARGELY EXHAUSTED. WATER IS SCARCE.
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AT $150,000 AS OF 1875, WHICH IS LIKELY TO THE TOTAL PRODUCTION TO DATE
References
Reference (Production): REF. 1
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, USGS ANN. REPT. 2, P. 772.
Reference (Deposit): 1940 RECON ODGMI FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1940 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
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.
