Gold prospecting eastern Oregon?

[TravyLeigh]

Hey all, has anyone ever tried prospecting around baker/richland area? Thinking about moving there, and I'm curious if panning/sluicing/sniping/detecting will yield any gold.

Is it mostly placer or lode?

 

[RHG]

any creeks or rivers in that area will have some gold in them...

 

[OregonBornTrainFanatic]

It is mostly placer. The Oregon Gold belt is in the blue mountains it is mostly concentrated in the southern half. A short Internet search will take you deep quickly.