| Deposit ID | 10095682 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M062180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Highland Claim |
| Related records | 10176992, 10201639 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.16558, 42.33371 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 792 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 MI SOUTHWEST OF GOLD HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Applegate(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Rogue(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 | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 037S | 004W | 22 | SW4 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SMELTER RETURNS INDICATED 0.32 OZ/TON (11 PPM) (KELLOGG, 1922) |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group | ||||
| Rock description | Applegate Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -123.16558, 42.33371 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 35SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold Hill |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cook And Swacker |
| First year | 1916 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M062180 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290094 |
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1943, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 2, P. 77.
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. 2, NO. 4, P. 121.
MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 99.
KELLOGG, A.F., 1922, PLATINUM IN THE QUARTZ VEINS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 113, P. 1000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN PITS AND CAVITIES IN BLUE QUARTZ IN THE VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1978 | Smith, Roscoe M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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