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Dry Horseshoe Placer

Occurrence in Baker county in Oregon, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model 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 10032683
MRDS ID M014346
Record type Site
Current site name Dry Horseshoe Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.67019, 44.54514 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

French Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Burnt(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)

Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 012S 041E 3 SE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 SEC. 3, NE 1/4 SEC. 10

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result GOLD IS COARSE AND 875 FINE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.67019, 44.54514
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL IS COMPOSED OF ARGILLITE, LIMESTONE, SLATE, SCHISTS, AND GREENSTONES. SLATE AND LIMESTONE BEDROCK; GOLD FOUND WITHIN 7 FT. OF BEDROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Burnt River Area

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 1,000 FEET OF MAIN TUNNEL, 200 FEET OF DRIFTS, 125-FOOT SHAFT AND 300-FOOT INCLINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 99

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-MAY-1995 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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