Pyx Mine

Gold occurrence · Grant 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
CountyGrant
Coordinates44.73315, -118.45885

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10249377
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Olive Butte0.5 miGoldPast Producer
American Group0.6 miGoldProspect
American Group0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Olive Butte0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Pyx0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Tone Spring Mine0.8 miGoldProspect
Tone Spring Mine0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Rose Gulch1.0 miGoldOccurrence
Rose Gulch1.0 miGoldProspect
Paymaster Group1.1 miGoldProspect
Paymmaster Group1.1 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Greenhorn, OR1.1 miGoldUnknown

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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