Richardson Claims

Gold occurrence · Baker County, Oregon

OccurrenceGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
Coordinates44.70265, -118.56045

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10152798
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Richardson Claims0.0 miGoldProducer
Morning0.5 miGold, Silver, Arsenic, CopperProducer
Morning Glory0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Unnamed Gold Occurrence near Greenhorn, OR0.9 miGoldUnknown
Gold Occurrence0.9 miGoldOccurrence
Black Jack Group1.0 miGoldPast Producer
Unnamed Chromite Occurrence near Greenhorn, OR1.0 miChromiumUnknown
Chrome Occurrence1.0 miChromiumOccurrence
Black Jack Group1.0 miGoldOccurrence
Bi-Metallic1.1 miMolybdenum, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Campbell Prospect1.2 miChromiumUnknown
Campbell Prospect1.2 miChromiumOccurrence

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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