| Deposit ID | 10032900 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014702 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Placer Tailings |
| Related records | 10201643 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.28355, 45.04513 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Union(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Limber Jim Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grande(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pendleton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Grande Ronde(hydrologic unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Union |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 006S | 036E | 15 | NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| (1) | -118.28355, 45.04513 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014702 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410610146 |
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON: USGS 22D ANN. RPT., PT. S, P. 676-677.
OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: ODGMI BULL. 14-A, P. 110-113.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE OLD PLACER WORKINGS ARE MAINLY IN THE BED OF THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER. OPERATIONS WERE INTERMITTENT. PRODUCTION RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. HAND AND HYDRAULIC METHODS WERE USED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1979 | Brooks, Howard C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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