Brown Bear Mine

Gold prospect · Grant County, Oregon

ProspectGoldUndergroundUSGS 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
CountyGrant
Coordinates44.78345, -118.84716

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10176908
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Brown Bear0.0 miGoldPast Producer
Big Creek0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Big Creek0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Big Creek Quarry1.5 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Big Creek Quarry1.5 miStonePast Producer
Quarry1.7 miStonePast Producer
Unnamed Pit near Long Creek, OR1.7 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Prospect near Greenhorn, OR3.1 miGoldUnknown
Gold Mine3.1 miGoldPast Producer
Brown Bear3.7 miGoldProspect
Brown Bear3.7 miGoldOccurrence
Buck Gulch Placer4.0 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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