Unnamed Prospect near Baker, OR

Gold occurrence · Baker County, Oregon

OccurrenceGoldSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · GOLDBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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
CountyBaker
Coordinates44.54706, -117.58462

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10128062
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Cave Creek Cinnabar Prospects0.0 miMercuryProspect
Gold Prospect0.0 miGoldOccurrence
Cave Creek Cinnabar0.0 miMercuryOccurrence
Cave Creek0.2 miGoldProspect
Cave Creek0.2 miGoldPast Producer
Sheep Mountain Group0.8 miManganesePast Producer
Sheep Mountain Prospect1.1 miPast Producer
Cave Creek Placer1.2 miGoldProspect
Cave Creek Placer1.2 miGoldPast Producer
Chuckar1.7 miGold OreAbandoned
Don J1.8 miGold OreAbandoned
Gold Mine1.8 miGoldPast Producer

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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