Big Creek

Gold past producer · Grant County, Oregon

Past ProducerGoldUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · GOLDSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for gold. 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
CountyGrant
Coordinates44.78763, -118.85106

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10052942
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Big Creek0.0 miGoldPast Producer
Brown Bear0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Brown Bear Mine0.3 miGoldProspect
Big Creek Quarry1.7 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Big Creek Quarry1.7 miStonePast Producer
Quarry1.8 miStonePast Producer
Unnamed Pit near Long Creek, OR1.8 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Prospect near Greenhorn, OR3.4 miGoldUnknown
Gold Mine3.4 miGoldPast Producer
Brown Bear4.1 miGoldProspect
Brown Bear4.1 miGoldOccurrence
Buck Gulch Placer4.3 miGoldPast Producer

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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