The Oro Fino Placer is a gold mine located in Grant 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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Oro Fino Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oro Fino Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Alamo
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lon Chriss
Years: 1981 -
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: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
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 (Workings): ABOUT 20 ACRES MINED PRODUCTION NOT RECORDED
Comment (Geology): OLD GRAVELS DEPOSITIONAL ONTO MINERALIZED TERTIARY ROCKS
Comment (Deposit): SEE ORO FINO FOR DESCRIPTION OF TERTIARY MINERALIZATION ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION NOT RECORDED
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1982, ODGMI MAPPING IN PROGRESS
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