| Deposit ID | 10032122 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M013261 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | High Gravel |
| Alternate or previous names | Osgood |
| Related records | 10298426 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.64087, 42.04732 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 579 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF O'BRIEN, Acc Within Mine Area |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
O'Brien(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Illinois(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040S | 008W | 33,34 | NE4 OF NE4 (33) | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | GOLD GRADE $0.03/YD AT $20/OZ AVERAGE VALUE |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Colluvium |
| (1) | -123.64087, 42.04732 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 E |
| Dip | 20 E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Waldo Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. H. Osgood |
| First year | 1933 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 12.542HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M013261 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330391 |
RAMP, LEN, AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 100, TABLE 1.
BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 242.
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1952, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--JOSEPHINE COUNTY (2D ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTIRES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 1, P. 202.
SHENON, P.J., 1933, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TAKILMA-WALDO DISTRICT, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-B, P. 183-184.
PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 1, NO. 4, P. 120.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT CONGLOMERATE BUT MORE ABUNDANT NEAR SURFACE WHERE WEATHERED |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: MRDS M013263. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-74 | Lee, W | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-81 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-89 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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