Little Pine Creek

The Little Pine Creek is a gold, silver, platinum, and palladium mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,101 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: Little Pine Creek  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium

Lat, Long: 44.37833, -118.91028

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Little Pine Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Pine Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Palladium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon City 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.


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: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 50 PPM AG
Analytical Data: 300 PPM AU
Analytical Data: 70 PPB PD
Analytical Data: MAGNETIC FRACTION OF PANNED CONCENTRATE: 7O PPB PT


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS COMMON SECTION CORNER, ON LITTLE PINE CREEK; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = JOHN DAY 1:24000


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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