The Hilltop Seclusion is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,721 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: 4,721 Feet (1,439 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.36222, -118.94306
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Hilltop Seclusion MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hilltop Seclusion
Secondary: Hilltop Seclusion 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Brown, Merle
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
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 (Deposit): CAVED UPPER LEVEL SHAFT; LOWER LEVEL ADIT AND SHAFT. NUMEROUS PROS-PECT PITS.
Comment (Workings): CLAIMANT WOULD LIKE TO TIMBER SHAFT AND SAMPLE.
Comment (Geology): CANYON MTN. COMPLEX OF GABBRO, PERIDOTITE, AND SERPENTINE. LARGE CALCITE/MARBLE VEIN HAS SURFACE EXPOSURE DOWN S SIDE OF MOUNTAIN TO REX MOLES' SOLID ROCK CLAIMS. SURFACE PITTED ALL THE WAY DOWN MTN.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, C. E., THAYER, T. P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE, NE OR: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISC. INVEST. MAP I-447.
Reference (Deposit): OR DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., 1941, OR METAL MINES HANDBOOK: BULLETIN NO. 14-B, CANYON AREA, PAGE 17-39.
Reference (Deposit): SWARTLEY, A. M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS OF NE OR: OR BUREAU MINES AND GEOL., VOLUMN 1, NUMBER 8, CANYON AREA, PAGE 200-209.
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OR: 22ND ANNUAL-REPORT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2, PAGE 551-776.
Reference (Other Database): BLM ORMC 44433-44434
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