| Deposit ID | 10033287 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015592 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rough and Ready Bench |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of the Rough and Ready Group |
| Related records | 10273870 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.81922, 42.11649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI NORTH OF BUCKSKIN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buckskin Peak(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
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040S}040S | 010W}009W | 01}06 | E2 (01); W EDGE (06) | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Result | CALCULATED AVERAGE GRADE OF SOIL AND SAPROLITE IS 0.7% NI, 1.4% CR, 0.08% CO. 34 ASSAYS OF ROUGH AND READY GROUP: NI=0.3-1.58% |
|---|---|
| Result | CO=0.0-0.13% |
| Result | CR=0.0-2.56% |
| Result | FE=0.0-40.7% FE |
| Model code | 110 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38a |
| Deposit model name | Lateritic Ni |
| (1) | -123.81922, 42.11649 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone - Fault Contact |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 10.67M |
| Depth to bottom | 3.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inspiration Development Co. ; Walt Freeman |
| First year | 1978 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 46.541HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015592 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330723 |
RAMP, LEN, 1978, INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES MISCELLANEOUS PAPER 20, P. 35-38.
RAMP, LEN, AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 100, P. 37.
HLADKE, F.R., 1993, MINING AND EXPLORATION IN OREGON DURING 1992: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 55, NO. 2, P. 27-34.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ESTIMATED VOLUME OF UNWEATHERED ROCK IN SOIL IS 40%. DEPTH OF LATERITIC DEVELOPMENT IS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 FT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | ADDITIONS FROM MILOC FILE |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1990 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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