| Deposit ID | 10036563 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025429 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Onion Gulch Placers |
| Related records | 10176986 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.35744, 44.79624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Ireland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 009S | 035E | 12 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -118.35744, 44.79624 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Granite Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025429 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230397 |
PARDEE, J.T., 1909, PLACER GRAVELS OF THE SUMPTER AND GRANITE DISTRICTS. EASTERN OREGON; USGS BULL. 430, PP. 59-66
FERNS, M.L. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MT. IRELAND QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP (IN PREPARATION)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPORTEDLY ONE OF THE RICHER PLACERS IN THE REGION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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