The Dixon and Graven Claims is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Dixon and Graven Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dixon and Graven Claims
Secondary: Minnie May
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Sparta District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAID TO ASSAY UP TO $24
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 100 YARD BELOW MOUTH OF MAIDEN CREEK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF POWDER RIVER NEAR MACY MINE. NE 1/4 . 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 8 AND 12 FT. DEEP. TUNNEL 60 FT. LONG, 10 TO 15 OPEN CUTS ALONG A LENGTH OF 1,200 FT.
Comment (Deposit): ALSO KNOWN AS MINNIE MAY MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 92
Oregon Gold
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