Malheur County Gold Locations

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Malheur County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site OR • Malheur County County
Description
Between 1904 and 1959 Malheur County produced a total of 13,522 ounces of lode gold and 13,860 ounces of placer gold. The Mormon Basin district, which straddles the Baker-Malheur County lines is the mineralized area. See Durkee in Baker County for more information.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: malheur_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Between 1904 and 1959 Malheur County produced a total of 13,522 ounces of lode gold and 13,860 ounces of placer gold. The Mormon Basin district, which straddles the Baker-Malheur County lines is the mineralized area. See Durkee in Baker County for more information.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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