Soda Creek Uranium Prospect

Uranium occurrence · Baker County, Oregon

OccurrenceUraniumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · URANIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for uranium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyBaker
Coordinates44.59486, -117.13657

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10032824
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Soda Creek Uranium Prospect0.0 miUraniumUnknown
Snake River Mines0.5 miGoldOccurrence
Snake River Mines0.5 miGoldUnknown
Soda Creek Mine0.5 miGoldProspect
Schist0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Schist Mine0.7 miGoldProspect
Virginia L. Claims0.9 miMercuryPast Producer
Mullin Prospect0.9 miGold, Silver, Antimony, CopperProducer
Mullin Prospect1.3 miGoldProspect
J. G. Hill Prospect2.1 miOccurrence
Liddy Group2.1 miGoldUnknown
Unnamed Site near Richland, OR2.2 miGoldOccurrence

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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