White Wonder

Mercury occurrence · Baker County, Oregon

OccurrenceMercuryUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · MERCURYSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1942

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for mercury. 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
Coordinates44.73568, -118.38133

Commodities

PrimaryMercury

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Discovery Year1942
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10040228
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
White Wonder0.0 miMercuryProspect
Unnamed Prospect near Granite, OR1.4 miGoldProspect
Gold Prospect1.4 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Golden Boy2.1 miGoldOccurrence
Bonanza Mine2.4 miGold, SilverPast Producer
Delapp Group2.4 miGoldProspect
Delapp Group2.4 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Bonanza Mine2.6 miGoldPast Producer
Golden Boy Mine2.6 miGoldProspect
Unnamed Prospect near Granite, OR2.8 miGoldProspect
Gold Prospect2.8 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Granite, OR2.9 miGoldProspect

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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