Oregon · Malheur County
Producer

Mormon Basin Placer

Malheur County, Oregon, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10033349
MRDS IDM015668
Alternate namesColt Placers
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.42292, -117.5888
References
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, ODGMI BULL. 14-A P. 76.WOLFF, E.N., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE CAVINESS QUADRANGLE, OREGON; UNIV. OF OREGON PHD THESIS.1939 COMPIL ODGMI, REFERENCE 1.1979 COMPIL ODGMI, FILE