Sutton Creek Mine

The Sutton Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Baker 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

Name: Sutton Creek Mine

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.62889, -117.75639

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Sutton Creek Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sutton Creek Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Baker


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND MCINTYRE, J.R., 1977, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BOWEN VALLEY QUADRANGLE, ODGMI GEOL. MAP

Reference (Deposit): 1941 RECON ODGMI FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1941 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR


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