Richardson Claims

The Richardson Claims 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

Name: Richardson Claims  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.70278, -118.55944

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Richardson Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Richardson Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Greenhorn


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): N 1/2 NORTH OF MORNING MINE ON SAME DIKE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHT-COLORED PORPHYRY DIKE, FIVE TO SIX FT. WIDE.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14-B, P. 90


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