The Ohio is a silver and gold 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
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Ohio MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ohio
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Cracker Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
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
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 100 FT SHAFT IN 1902. TOTAL DEVELOPMENT WAS ABOUT 1400 FT.
Comment (Development): EQUIPPED WITH A 10 STAMP MILL IN 1900
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-ARGILLITE BRECCIA
Comment (Geology): BELIEVED TO BE ON EXTENSION OF THE CLIMAX VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED FILE NOTES, ODGMI BAKER FIELD NOTES; BAKER,OREGON
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.
