Camp Carson Placer

The Camp Carson Placer is a gold mine located in Union county, Oregon.

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

Name: Camp Carson Placer

State:  Oregon

County:  Union

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.01361, -118.30583

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Camp Carson Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Camp Carson Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Union
District: Camp Carson


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): REACTIVATED ON JUNE 20, 1963-HYDRAULIC GIANT, SETTLING PONDS.

Comment (Location): SEE CARSON HILL PLACERS; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Comment (Production): BEGINNING IN THE 1860'S. INTERMITTENT

Comment (Workings): PARTLY CEMENTED TERTIARY GRAVELS AT UNCONFORNITY ON GRANODIORITE SURFACE. N-S TRACE 1/2 MILE. UNCONFORNITY SLOPES WEST 20-25 DEG. GRAVELS 15-20 FT THICK, WELL ROUNDED, COARSE


References

Reference (Deposit): ORE. BULL 14-A, 1939, P. 110-111

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1901, AN RPT II, P. 676

Reference (Deposit): VISIT BY R.G. WAYLAND ON AUG 29

Reference (Deposit): TAUBENECK, 1957, GSA BULL.


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