The Gold Powder is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,560 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: 3,560 Feet (1,085 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.7614, -117.57080
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Gold Powder MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Powder
Secondary: Gold and Silver Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Kennecott Exploration Co.
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1993
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): DOGAMI MLR 01-0168
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. GEOLOGIC MAP GMS-7, 1976.
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