The Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.75028, -118.19139
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Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Sumpter Distric
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Type: R
Description: N45w Trending Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGERS IN ARGILLITE
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT ALONG FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN ARGILLITE AND A MIXED ROCK ZONE WHICH CONSISTS OF BASALTIC GREENSTONES, CHERT, LIMESTONE, METAGABBRO,AND METASERPENTINITE
Comment (Development): PROPERTY EQUIPPED WITH SMALL BALL MILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOURNE QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGM: MAP WITH TEXT GMS-19
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.
