Basin Creek Site

The Basin Creek Site is a gold mine located in Malheur county, Oregon.

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: Basin Creek Site

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.38361, -117.59639

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Satelite image of the Basin Creek Site

Basin Creek Site MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Basin Creek Site
Secondary: Mormon Basin
Secondary: Basin Creek
Secondary: Willow Creek
Secondary: Clark Creek
Secondary: Cottonwood Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Mormon Basin


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Stanley A Genest


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): MOST OF THE GRAVELS HAVE BEEN WORKED. $1,000,000 IN EARLY DAYS

Comment (Production): $1,000,000 IN EARLY DAYS

Comment (Deposit): SEPARATE RECORDS FOR MORMON BASIN, BASIN CREEK, AND COTTONWOOD CREEK PLACERS


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 124


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