The Red Mound Claims is a mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,398 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: 2,398 Feet (731 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.0142, -116.86330
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Red Mound Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Mound Claims
Secondary: Red Mound
Secondary: Rogers Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Homestead
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jones, William E.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1976
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Azurite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE NO RESERVES AT RED MOUND PROSPECT THE RED MOUND PROSPECT LIES 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF IRON DIKE MI
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 64.
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
