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Argonaut Claims

Occurrence in Baker county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010103
MRDS ID D003595
Record type Site
Current site name Argonaut Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.23438, 44.91652 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anthony Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Powder(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 008S 037E 19 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.23438, 44.91652
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unorganized (Bourne)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J. T., 1941 , PRELIMINARY GEOL. MAP, SUMPTER QUAD., OREGON DEPT. GEOL. & MIN. INDUSTRIES, PORTLAND, OREGON.

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968 , GOLD & SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON STATE DEPT. GEOL. & MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL 61 , PAGE 72 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Hasler, J. William U.S. Geological Survey

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