The Greenhorn Placers is a gold mine located in Grant 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
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Greenhorn Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greenhorn Placers
Secondary: Winterville
Secondary: Parkerville
Secondary: Mc Namee Gulch
Secondary: Geiser Creek
Secondary: Mayo Placer
Secondary: Schaub Placer
Secondary: Camp Creek
Secondary: 3 Cent Gulch
Secondary: Maud Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: placer
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1914, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SUMPTER QUADRANGLE: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 1, NO. 6, P. 4-128.
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 22ND ANNUAL REPORT, PT. 2, P. 702-704.
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 103.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 66.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--EAST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-A, P. 52-53.
Oregon Gold
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