The Richmond is a silver and gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.70722, -118.45000
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Richmond MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Richmond
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Bonanza District/Greenhorn Are
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): EQUIPPED WITH MILL IN EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Workings): ABOUT A 300 FT SHAFT
Comment (Geology): SEVERAL DISCONTINOUS QUARTZ STRINGERS AND GOUGE ZONES
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON; USGS ANN. REPT. NO. 22, P. 702
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