The Little Hill is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.52361, -117.31333
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Little Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Hill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Lower Burnt River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: SMALL STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR CENTER OF SECTION, ELEVATION 4,800 FEET. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Production): SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED $200,000
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 3 OR 4 TUNNELS 200 TO 300 FEET LONG AND A 60-FOOT SHAFT. SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED $200,000
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 70 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 137 .
Oregon Gold
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