South Pole Mine

Gold past producer · Baker County, Oregon

Past ProducerGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSSECTION · 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
Coordinates44.84175, -118.18024

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10176777
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Sampson and Risk0.2 miGoldOccurrence
Sampson and Risk0.2 miGoldProspect
Lakeside Spring0.4 miGoldProspect
Lakeside Spring0.4 miGoldOccurrence
North Pole-Columbia0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Buckeye0.7 miGoldPast Producer
North Pole0.8 miGold, SilverProducer
Eureka and Excelsior Mine0.8 miGoldPast Producer
South Pole0.9 miGoldPast Producer
South Pole0.9 miGoldProspect
Gold Prospect0.9 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Sumpter, OR0.9 miGoldProspect

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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