The Mini is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.34694, -118.95056
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Mini MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mini
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edmunson, Tom F.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
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: Gravel
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OLD PLACERED GROUND IN HIGH BANK ABOVE CANYON CREEK.
Comment (Workings): USES TH-14 CABLE-BLADED CRAWLER, CASE BACKHOE, AND 5 HP GOLDSCREW TOMOVE GROUND AND RECOVER GOLD. TERRACED GROUND LEFT IN BETTER SHAPE THAN ORIGINAL PLACER.
Comment (Geology): RECENT ALLUVIUM OF SILT, SAND, AND GRAVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, FERNS, AND AVERY, 1984, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS MAP OF THE SW 1/4 BATES QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OR: DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., GEOL. MAP SERIES 35.
Reference (Deposit): OR DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., 1941, OR METAL MINES HANDBOOK: BULLETIN NO. 14-B, QUARTZBURG AREA, PAGE 108-128.
Reference (Deposit): SWARTLEY, A. M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS OF NE OR: OR BUREAU MINES AND GEOL., VOLUMN 1, NUMBER 8, QUARTZBURG AREA, PAGE 194-199.
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 19974
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.
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.
