The Downey Placer is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,449 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: 4,449 Feet (1,356 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.75833, -118.21972
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Downey Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Downey Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Sumpter District
Land Status
Land ownership: State 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTEDLY ABOUT $9000 PRODUCTION YEARLY IN EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Development): DEPOSIT LARGELY EXHAUSTED
Comment (Deposit): ABOUT 140 ACRES
Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC PLACER REPORTEDLY ABOUT $9000 PRODUCTION YEARLY IN EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON; USGS ANN. REPT. NO. 22, P. 657
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 WITH TEXT GMS-19
Reference (Production): LINDGREN, 1901
Oregon Gold
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