Gold Prospect

The Gold Prospect is a gold, silver, lead, and zinc 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: Gold Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 44.85389, -118.09861

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Gold Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Rock Creek


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest


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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORIGINALLY PART OF THE MAXWELL GROUP, RELOCATED IN 1939 SEE HIGHLAND-MAXWELL (M014116) FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): LANCASTER, H.K., 1942, BOTTOM CLAIM; ODGMI FILE REPORT


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