| Deposit ID | 60001713 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016701 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Greenhorn Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Winterville, Parkerville, Mc Namee Gulch, Geiser Creek, Mayo Placer, Schaub Placer, Camp Creek, 3 Cent Gulch, Maud Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.45495, 44.68125 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | IN WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST. PLACERS WERE WORKED ALONG BURNT RIVER FROM ABOUT GREENHORN CREEK TO NEAR WHITMAN. LOCATION GIVEN IS AT MOUTH OF MC NAMEE GULCH, ACC URATE WITHIN PLACERED AREA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greenhorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Burnt(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 | Grant |
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -118.45495, 44.68125 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Significant | Yes |
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1939, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--EAST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-A, P. 52-53.
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 66.
BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 103.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1901, GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 22ND ANNUAL REPORT, PT. 2, P. 702-704.
PARDEE, J.T., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1914, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SUMPTER QUADRANGLE: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 1, NO. 6, P. 4-128.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.