| Deposit ID | 10177411 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR06883 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410450097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Veta Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10053907 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.59492, 44.42296 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Malheur(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mormon Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Brogan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willow(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Malheur |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 013 S | 042 E | 20 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.59492, 44.42296 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Veta Gold Inc. P. O. Box 8 Baker, Oregon 97814 |
| ID | 3502897 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410450097 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR06883 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3502897 |
MSHA.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-AUG-1992 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 03/14/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3502897 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Mormon Basin |
| Current operator | Veta Gold Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Veta Grande Companies Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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