The Sheep Gulch is a gold and palladium mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Palladium
Lat, Long: 44.33444, -118.90667
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Sheep Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sheep Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Palladium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon City District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Malheur Natioal Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stream 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
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MAGNETIC FRACTION OF PANNED CONCENTRATE: 15 PPB PD, 10 PPB AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): IN STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS IN MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON SHEEP GULCH NEAR SECTION BOUNDARIES
Comment (Geology): ODGMI'S MILOC FILE INDICATES PERIDOTITE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH PLACER
References
Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T.P., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 50
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