Mines in Wheeler County, Oregon
99Total
24Active
Wheeler County, Oregon has 99 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 24 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, with 26 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Wheeler County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antone Junction Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Dry Gulch Bridge | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Fossil Rock Products Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mortimer Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mortimer Ranch Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mp 93.3 Spray/kimberly Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Ordway Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Painted Hill Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Richard Rock/mitchell-Service Cr. | Stone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Spanish Gulch Placers | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Spray Rock Production Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Spray/kimberly Hwy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Agate Claim | Gemstone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Antone Junction | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Antone Quartz Blowout | Silica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Antone Quartz Blowout | Silica | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bear Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bear Claims | Mercury | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Beaver Guard | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Beaver Guard Prospect | Mercury | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Birch Creek Mining Co. | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Birch Creek Mining Co. Property | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Cripple Creek Vien | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Crystal Peak | Gemstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Deep Creek Tuff | Zeolites | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Deep Creek Tuff | Zeolites | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Dry Gulch Bridge | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dutch Flat Tuff | Zeolites | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Fossil Rock Product | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gage Ranch | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gage Ranch Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Howard Ranch | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Howard Ranch Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lucky Lost | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lucky Lost Mine | Mercury | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Mc Timmonds Ranch | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| McTimmonds Ranch Prospect | Mercury | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Mercury King | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mercury King Prospect | Mercury | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Mortimer Pit | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mortimer Ranch | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mp 93.3 Spray/kimberly | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ordway Pit | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Painted Hill | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Parrish Creek Tuff | Zeolites | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ribelin | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ribelin Prospect | Mercury | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Richland Rock/mitchell-Service Creek Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rock & Birch Creek Placers | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rock & Burch Creek Placers | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rosa D. | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Rosa D. | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Shoo Fly Creek | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shoo Fly Creek | Limestone, General | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Slide Mountain Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Spanish Gulch Placers | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Spanish Gulch Project/andrews Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Spanish Gulch Project/andrews Mine | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Spray Rock Production | Stone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Spray/kimberly Hwy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Squaw Creek Tuff | Zeolites | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Quarry | Semiprecious Gemstone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Quarry Quarry | Stone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Waterman 1-10 | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Waterman Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Waterman Prospect | Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Wheeler County Mobile | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |