Copperfield — BAKER County

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Copperfield — BAKER County

Gold Mining Site OR • BAKER County County
Description
The Homestead district is located on the East end of Route 86, 67 miles East by Northeast of Baker. The Homestead district is on the Snake River. Here you will find the Iron Dyke Copper Mine which had a total gold production of around 35,000 ounces of gold as a by product of the copper mine.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: baker_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Copperfield. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. The Homestead district is located on the East end of Route 86, 67 miles East by Northeast of Baker. The Homestead district is on the Snake River. Here you will find the Iron Dyke Copper Mine which had a total gold production of around 35,000 ounces of gold as a by product of the copper mine.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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