Hilltop Seclusion

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

Name: Hilltop Seclusion  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

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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