Elk Heaven

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
Coordinates44.87065, -118.29605

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10298728
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Elk Heaven0.0 miGoldPast Producer
Lead Lode0.2 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Lead Lode0.2 miGoldProspect
Rob Roy0.3 miGoldProspect
Rob Roy0.3 miGoldOccurrence
Molly Gibson0.3 miGoldProspect
Gold Prospect0.4 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Granite, OR0.4 miGoldProspect
Summit Vein0.4 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Summit Vein0.4 miGoldProspect
Grande Central Mine0.5 miGoldProspect
Grand Central Mine0.5 miGold, SilverOccurrence

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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