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Yellowbird Group

Occurrence in Wallowa 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032881
MRDS ID M014666
Record type Site
Current site name Yellowbird Group
Related records 10232679

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.92212, 45.10792 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wallowa(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Duck Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imnaha(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Wallowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 005S 047E 23 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ON IMNAHA RIVER, IT IS REACHED BY THE WAY OF COVERDALE GUARD STATION. 2 PLACER AND 3 LODE CLAIMS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) Grande Ronde Basalt
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE PLACER GROUND IS GLACIAL-MORAINAL MATERIAL. GOLD IS LOCAL AND RESULTED FROM EROSION OF THE RED "PORPHYRY". LODE CLAIMS IN ARGILLITE AND "PORPHYRY".

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Snake River District

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1918 , THERE WAS PRODUCTION OF ABOUT $300 .

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT OF LODE CLAIMS INCLUDES 3 TUNNELS TOTALING 140 FT.IN 1918 , THERE WAS PRODUCTION OF ABOUT $300 .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 120

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1978 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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