| Deposit ID | 10109306 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M013325 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Althouse Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Althouse, May Queen, Johnson, Atlas Gold Dredge, Leonard, Lone Star, Surprise. |
| Related records | 10249482 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.36697, 42.01455 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ALTHOUSE CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grayback Mountain(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)
Red Buttes Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 041S | 006W | 12 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -123.36697, 42.01455 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1853 |
| District name | Waldo |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M013325 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330362 |
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, PP. 176-224
WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, PETROLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, OREGON; OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. VOL. 1, NO. 5, P.245
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STREAM AND CHANNEL GRAVELS |
| Deposit | FAMOUS FOR LARGE NUGGETS. ONE 204 OZ NUGGET REPORTED FROM EAST FORK OF ALTHOUSE CREEK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1974 | Lee, 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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