| Deposit ID | 60000926 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M013266 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Josephine Creek Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Bear, Gold King, Norton, Golden Princess, Independence, Old Ray, Josephine Creek, Billman Placers |
| Related records | 10274123 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.70976, 42.22122 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | IN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST AND ILLINOIS NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. JOSEPHINE CREEK AND ILLINOIS RIVER FROM MOUTH OF JOSEPHINE CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO THE MOUTH OF DEER CREEK. MANY OF WORKINGS ARE IN SEC. 36 ON JOSEPHINE CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR MINE SYMBOL NEAR CENTER SEC. 36 SHOWN ON TOPO MAP, ACC URATE WITHIN AREA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cave Junction(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -123.70976, 42.22122 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1852 |
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. 30
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1952, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--JOSEPHINE COUNTY (2D ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 1, P. 120-150.
SPENCER, C.H., JR., 1971, STATISTICAL CORRELATION OF PLATINUM METALS WITH HEAVY MINERALS IN STREAM SEDIMENTS OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, P. 30, 34.
BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 194.
BROOKS, H.C., RAMP, LEN, FERNS, M.L., AND GRAY, J.J., 1985, MINERAL INDUSTRY IN OREGON, 1984: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 4, P. 39-46.
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