| Deposit ID | 10033288 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015593 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rough and Ready Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of the Rough and Ready Group |
| Related records | 10177367 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.76144, 42.0851 (WGS84) |
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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 | 009W | 16 | SW | Oregon |
| Result | CALCULATED AVERAGE GRADE SOIL AND SAPROLITE IS 0.80 % NI AND 1.06 % CR. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||
| |||
| (1) | -123.76144, 42.0851 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone - Fault Contact |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015593 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330871 |
RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 35 - 37
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
1968 DIREXPL COMINCO-AMERICAN, INC. TRENCHING, AUGERING; MAPPING BY AREAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
1973 DIREXPL INSPIRATION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION
1977 DIREXPL USBM BACKHOE SAMPLING
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PART OF BENCH GRAVEL AREA ALONG ROUGH AND READY CREEK WAS WORKED TO A SMALL EXTENT IN EARLY DAYS BY GOLD PLACER MINERS WHO RECOVERED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD AND PLATINUM METALS. |
| Deposit | ESTIMATED QUANTITY OF ROCK IN SOIL IS 35 % BY VOLUME |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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