Gold Links Placer

The Gold Links Placer is a mine located in Yakima county, Washington.

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: Gold Links Placer  

State:  Washington

County:  Yakima

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.9839, -121.43560

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Gold Links Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Links Placer


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Yakima
District: Summit


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Middle Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): REFERENCES NOTE THAT THIS IS 3 PLACER AND 20 LODE CLAIMS. THE TOWNSHIP AND RANGE GIVEN IS QUESTIONABLE. IT IS LIKELY THESE CLAIMS ARE IN UNION OR MORSE CREEKS, ABOUT 4 TO 6 MILES TO THE SOUTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

Reference (Deposit): P. 193.


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