Oregon · Baker County
Occurrence
Iowa
Baker County, Oregon, United States
Gold Silver
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Tectonic settingAccreted Oceanic Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
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References
BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOURNE QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP WITH TEXT GMS-19NELSON, D.W.C., 1923, MAP OF CRACKER, CABLE COVE, AND PORTIONS OF ROCK CREEK, IBEX, AND CABELL MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN OREGON
Identification
Deposit ID10036550
MRDS IDM025414
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.84957, -118.14021
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.