Tone Spring 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
Coordinates44.72295, -118.46665

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Arsenic

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10249624
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Tone Spring Mine0.0 miGoldOccurrence
Rose Gulch0.5 miGoldProspect
Rose Gulch0.5 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Chromite Occurrence near Greenhorn, OR0.6 miChromiumUnknown
Chrome Occurrence0.6 miChromiumOccurrence
American Group0.7 miGoldProspect
American Group0.7 miGoldOccurrence
Pyx Mine0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Owl Group0.9 miGoldProducer
Rabbit0.9 miGoldPast Producer
Rabbit0.9 miGold, SilverPast Producer
Dixon and Keyton0.9 miChromiumPast 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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