Oregon · Baker County
Past Producer

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Baker County, Oregon, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlVein Intersection?
Materials
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Associated rockGabbro
StructureEast-West Striking Thrust Faults
Tectonic settingOceanic Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102951
MRDS IDM014101
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.82485, -118.21355
References
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - A, P. 36 .BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 61 , P. 73 .BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOURNE QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP GMS-19