Burnt River Placers

Prospect in Baker county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10249941
MRDS ID M014342
MAS/MILS ID 0410010856
Record type Site
Current site name Burnt River Placers
Alternate or previous names Dry Horse Shoe Placer
Related records 10032681, 10152993

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.66272, 44.54876 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

French Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker 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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 012 S 041 E 02 NESW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.66272, 44.54876

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Burnt Riv

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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