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Gold Ridge Mine

Producer 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032748
MRDS ID M014462
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Ridge Mine
Related records 10297734

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.46185, 44.52236 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Durkee(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 012S 043E 16 SW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • W 1/2, NEAR THE HEAD OF FRENCH CREEK, ABOUT 4 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DURKEE. NW 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result FINENESS OF $18 AN OUNCE ( 1900

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.46185, 44.52236
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 - 70 W
    Dip 65 SW
    Length 237.74M
    Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Max Lattig
    First year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lattig, Robert M.

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT $210,000 BETWEEN 1881 AND 1886, WITH 10-STAMP MILL.

Comments on development

  • PRESENT OPERATOR HAS INSTALLED A MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. MINED LAND RECLAMATION FILES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1980 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-MAY-1995 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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