Prairie Diggings

Gold past producer · Grant County, Oregon

Past ProducerGoldSurface-UndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mine worked both from the surface and 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
Coordinates44.40015, -118.86716

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface-Underground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10177035
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Prairie Diggings0.3 miGoldProducer
Unnamed Location near Canyon, OR1.3 miStonePast Producer
Quarry1.3 miStonePast Producer
Empire G1.3 miGoldPast Producer
Berry Prospect1.4 miNickelProspect
Berry Prospect1.4 miNickel, ChromiumOccurrence
Powers Mine1.6 miChromiumPast Producer
Powers Mine1.6 miChromiumPast Producer
Unnamed Pit near John Day, OR1.7 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Quarry1.7 miStonePast Producer
Present Need1.8 miChromiumPast Producer
Reed & Campbell Mines1.8 miChromiumProspect

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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