Boulder Placer Claim

The Boulder Placer Claim is a gold mine located in Malheur 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

Name: Boulder Placer Claim  

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.3939, -117.59080

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Satelite image of the Boulder Placer Claim

Boulder Placer Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boulder Placer Claim
Secondary: Basin Resources Mine
Secondary: Pacific Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: John D. Flack
Company ID: 3503027
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1991

Owner Name: Basin Resources, Inc.
Company ID: 3503027
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1980


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Placer
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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN MILES NORTHWEST OF BROGAN, OR. ON THE MORMAN BASIN RD OFF WILLOW CREEK RD.


References

Reference (Deposit): DOGAMI MLR 23-0102

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MAP GMS-7, 1976.


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