Little Hill

The Little Hill is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,800 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: Little Hill  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.52361, -117.31333

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Little Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Hill


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Lower Burnt River


Land Status

Not available


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: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: SMALL STRINGERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR CENTER OF SECTION, ELEVATION 4,800 FEET. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Production): SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED $200,000

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 3 OR 4 TUNNELS 200 TO 300 FEET LONG AND A 60-FOOT SHAFT. SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED $200,000


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 70 .

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 137 .


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