Eureka Mine

Eureka Mine is a surface gold mine in Baker County, Oregon, near Sumpter. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since Aug 17, 2016 and records 5 employees. It is one of 7 gold mines in Oregon that are not marked abandoned, and one of 5 in Baker County; by employees it ranks 1 of 7 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since Aug 17, 2016
Type
Surface
County
Baker County
State
Oregon
Land status (BLM data)
Private land or land not mapped as public
Nearest town
Sumpter
Employees reported
5
Operator
Swan Mining Operations, LLC
Coordinates
44.7569, -118.2069
MSHA mine ID
3503848

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.

History and geology (USGS)

USGS site name
Consuelo Oregon Mines
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Platinum, Mercury

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10273667 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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