East Trinity Gold Mine

The East Trinity Gold Mine is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: East Trinity Gold Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.0183, -117.07110

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East Trinity Gold Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: East Trinity Gold Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker


Land Status

Land ownership: National 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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: 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

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References

Reference (Deposit): UNIV., CORVALLIS, OR., P. 200.

Reference (Deposit): WALLOWA MOUNTAINS, NORTHEASTERN OREGON: OREGON STATE

Reference (Deposit): WETHERELL, C. E., 1960, GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE SOUTHEASTERN


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