The Climax is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.825, -118.21250
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Climax MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Climax
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Cracker Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: East-West Striking Thrust Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEIN FILLS A NORMAL FAULT WHICH CUTS A THRUST CONTACT BETWEEN ARGILLITE AND METAGABBRO ; GEOL.DESC: PARRALLELS NORTH PRE-COLUMBIA LODE, AND IS SIMILAR.
Comment (Production): AN ORE SHOOT 50 FEET LONG AND 100 FEET DEEP WAS WORKED OUT IN EARLY DAYS.
Comment (Deposit): THREE VEINS EXPLORED
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS.AN ORE SHOOT 50 FEET LONG AND 100 FEET DEEP WAS WORKED OUT IN EARLY DAYS.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - A, P. 36 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 61 , P. 73 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOURNE QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP GMS-19
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.
