| Deposit ID | 10176929 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410010262 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elk Creek Gold Mining Company |
| Alternate or previous names | Robert Emmet, Robert Emmett |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.21242, 45.02266 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cornucopia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Enterprise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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 | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 006 S | 045 E | 28 | NENWNE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Intrusive rocks |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elkhorn Mining And Minerals Co. |
| ID | 3503071 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010262 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3503071 |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 28.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JUN-92 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/06/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503071 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Robert Emmett Mine |
| Current operator | Elkhorn Mining & Minerals Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Hand Claude |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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