| Deposit ID | 10102962 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015682 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Washington Gulch Placers |
| Related records | 10176969 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.91076, 44.76458 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wingville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker 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
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 | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 009S | 039E | 22 | E OF E | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | Columbia River Basalt Group and related flows |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Baker |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015682 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010630 |
LINDGREN, W.A., 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MTNS OF OREGON, USGS ANN. REPORT 2, P. 653
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE OF THE EARLIEST PLACERS IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON, THE BULK OF VALUES REMOVED PRIOR TO 1870. THE PLACER GROUNDS HAVE BEEN SPORADICALLY REWORKED SINCE THEN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Ferns, Mark L. (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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