Onion Gulch Placers

The Onion Gulch Placers is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,098 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

Name: Onion Gulch Placers  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.79639, -118.35639

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Onion Gulch Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Onion Gulch Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Granite Area


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ACRES HYDRAULICKED

Comment (Deposit): REPORTEDLY ONE OF THE RICHER PLACERS IN THE REGION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): FERNS, M.L. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MT. IRELAND QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP (IN PREPARATION)

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1909, PLACER GRAVELS OF THE SUMPTER AND GRANITE DISTRICTS. EASTERN OREGON; USGS BULL. 430, PP. 59-66


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