The Liberty is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,420 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: 5,420 Feet (1,652 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.56417, -117.90139
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Liberty MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Liberty
Secondary: Olmstead Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Upper Burnt River
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. D. Olmstead
Years: 1939 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1919
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINLETS AND POCKETS
Comment (Workings): FOUR OR FIVE PROSPECT PITS, 3 SHORT ADITS AND 3 SHALLOW SHAFTS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :41; 01
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BAKER 2DEG QUADRANGLE, OREGON: ODGMI GMS-7.
Reference (Deposit): USFS MINERAL EXAMINATION
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.
