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Baisely Creek Gold

Occurrence in Baker county in Oregon, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032664
MRDS ID M014313
Record type Site
Current site name Baisely Creek Gold
Related records 10224413

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.65242, 44.71764 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Encina(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 010S 041E 2 SW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
    Rock description Elkhorn Ridge Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.65242, 44.71764
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form THIN IRREGULAR VEINS
    Strike N 75 E
    Dip 75 SE
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN MANY PLACES ARGILLITE IS SHEARED AND CONSIDERABLE THICKNESSES OF CLAY GOUGE ARE DEVELOPED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Virtue District

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ADITS EACH SEVERAL HUNDRED FT LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GILLULY, J., REED, J.C., AND PARK, C.F., 1933, SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 846-A, P. 79.

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H.C., 1977, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ENCINA QUADRANGLE; ODGMI OPEN FILE MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1980 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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