GRANT County Gold Locations

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GRANT County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site OR • GRANT County County
Description
In northeastern Oregon in the southwestern part of the Blue Mountains is the Grant County gold belt. This area was prospected after the big strikes in Baker county. There were some rich discoveries along Canyon Creek, Granite, Greenhorn, North Fork, Quartzburg and Susanville. There was 1/2 millon ounces of gold or more recoverd out of Grant County.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: grant_or.shtml. Map coordinates refined from text (landmark: "Baker, GRANT County, Oregon, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. In northeastern Oregon in the southwestern part of the Blue Mountains is the Grant County gold belt. This area was prospected after the big strikes in Baker county. There were some rich discoveries along Canyon Creek, Granite, Greenhorn, North Fork, Quartzburg and Susanville. There was 1/2 millon ounces of gold or more recoverd out of Grant County.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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