Oregon · Baker County
Producer

Buck Gulch

Baker County, Oregon, United States
GoldPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSIT
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingOchoco-Blue Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038168
MRDS IDM045463
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.75096, -118.27244
References
HILL, J.M., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1916, PT. 1, P. 11.BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 57.OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--EAST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-A, P. 95.