The Goobie is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,652 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: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.38444, -118.91278
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Goobie MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goobie
Secondary: This Claim Blankets Placer Ormc 54931 Placer.
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PART OF OLD MARYSVILLE PLACER AREA BOOMED TO BEDROCK OF SERPENTINE.
Comment (Workings): 8 FT DEEP TRENCHES CUT IN SERPENTINE TO LOOK FOR PLACER GOLD HELD BYFRACTURES IN BEDROCK.
Comment (Deposit): KRUTSINGER, ANSEL HAS BLM GRAZING RIGHTS AND FENCED LAND TO PREVENT MINERS FROM GAINING ACCESS.
Comment (Geology): TERTIARY RATTLESNAKE FM FANGLOMERATE AND CEMENTED GRAVEL OVERLYING TRIASSIC CANYON MTN COMPLEX OF SERPENTINE.
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 54932
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