The Greatest is a gold mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.38222, -118.92333
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Greatest MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greatest
Secondary: Best
Secondary: High Bar
Secondary: Jake Blank
Secondary: Better
Secondary: Goodenough
Secondary: Lots A Gold
Secondary: Golden Gleam
Secondary: Lucky Seven
Secondary: Rich Bar
Secondary: Golden Red
Secondary: Golden Boy
Secondary: Red Ledge 1
Secondary: Red Ledge 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Moles, Ray Emmanuel Enterprises
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OLD MARYSVILLE PLACER SITE. PAST HYDRAULIC MINING CONCENTRATED BLACK SANDS, PLATINUM, AND FINE GOLD IN OLD SETTLING POND AREA.
Comment (Workings): CLAIMANT WOULD LIKE TO RUN BENCH SLOUGH THRU TROMMEL, RECOVER AU, AND SELL CLEANED AND SORTED TAILS. ONLY TESTING WITH NEW RECOVERY TABLE AT PRESENT.
Comment (Geology): TERTIARY RATTLESNAKE FM FANGLOMERATE
Comment (Deposit): MARYSVILLE PLACER WAS MINED OUT OF MOST COARSE GOLD A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, BUT FINE GOLD REMAINING AND INCREASED METALS PRICES RENEWS INTERESTS
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, C. E., THAYER, T. P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE, NE OR: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISC. INVEST. MAP I-447.
Reference (Deposit): OR DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., 1941, OR METAL MINES HANDBOOK: BULLETIN NO. 14-B, CANYON AREA, PAGE 17-39.
Reference (Deposit): SWARTLEY, A. M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS OF NE OR: OR BUREAU MINES AND GEOL., VOLUMN 1, NUMBER 8, CANYON AREA, PAGE 200-209.
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OR: 22ND ANNUAL-REPORT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2, PAGE 551-776.
Reference (Other Database): BLM ORMC 71334-71345116281-11628
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.
