| Deposit ID | 60000944 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045458 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Granite Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Bull Run Mining Co., Porter and Co., Hudson Dredge and Co., Oro Plata, Western Gold Corp. |
| Related records | 10274134 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.45025, 44.82155 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | IN WHITMAN AND UMATILLA NATIONAL FORESTS. LOCATED ON GRANITE, CLEAR, OLIVE, CRANE, BOUNDARY, BULL RUN CREEKS. LOCATION GIVEN IS GRANITE CREEK AT MOUTH OF CLEAR CREEK, ACC ACCURATE WITHIN DISTRICT, ACC ACCURATE WITHIN DISTRICT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Granite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Umatilla National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -118.45025, 44.82155 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Significant | Yes |
LUMB, A.D., 1920, THE PLATINUM METALS: LONDON, IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, MONOGRAPHS MINERAL RESOURCES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BRITISH EMPIRE, P. 49
BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 54, 57.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-75 | BLAIR, WILL N. | U.S. Geological Survey | SEE ALSO: MRDS M045456. |
| Updater | 01-APR-80 | Bradley, R., Walker, G.W. and Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-89 | PETERSON, JOCELYN A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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