Middle Fork Placers (China Diggings; Timms Dredging Company; Golden Dredging Company; Vincent Creek Placers; Baker; Kreiger), Greenhorn Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 37' 21'' North , 118° 34' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Prairie City | 880 (2017) | 20.7km |
Sumpter | 203 (2017) | 32.5km |
John Day | 1,680 (2017) | 37.7km |
Canyon City | 672 (2017) | 39.4km |
Seneca | 193 (2017) | 62.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
150340
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150340:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3bb4c218-4779-4d90-8dfe-2541f9340ccd
REF:Deposit:: WAGNER, N.S., 1945, MIDDLE FORK OF THE JOHN DAY PLACERS; ODGMI FILE REPORT
Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, ODGMI BULL. 14-B, P. 81, 94, 95
Deposit:: BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61,
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 62, 1968, P. 44.
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Gravel
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10033372 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Blue Mountains BasinBasin
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Clarno–John Day BasinBasin
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