| Deposit ID | 10054695 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR07790 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Goldpecker |
| Alternate or previous names | This Placer Overlaid By Lode Claim Ormc 54929 Hardrock. |
| Related records | 10225688 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.92523, 44.38707 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1122 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
John Day(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
John Day(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14S | 32E | 06 | W2 {LOT 3} | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gravel | Gangue |
| (1) | -118.92523, 44.38707 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| District name | Canyon |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brown, Merle |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR07790 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230619 |
BROWN, C. E., THAYER, T. P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE, NE OR: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISC. INVEST. MAP I-447.
OR DEPT. GEOL. MIN. IND., 1941, OR METAL MINES HANDBOOK: BULLETIN NO. 14-B, CANYON AREA, PAGE 17-39.
SWARTLEY, A. M., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS OF NE OR: OR BUREAU MINES AND GEOL., VOLUMN 1, NUMBER 8, CANYON AREA, PAGE 200-209.
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OR: 22ND ANNUAL-REPORT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2, PAGE 551-776.
BLM ORMC 33034
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OLD MARYSVILLE PLACER GROUND. PLENTY OF FINE GOLD LEFT BY EARLY MINERS BUT DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE FROM CLAY AND ABUNDANT BLACK SANDS. |
| Deposit | CLAIMANT RECOVERS SMALL AMOUNT OF AU EACH YEAR BY CLEANING OUT FARMER'S IRRIGATION DITCH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-1990 | Allen, Garwood | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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