| Deposit ID | 60000927 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014937 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | North Fork Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Davis, Gulliford, Oriental, Calhoun and Howell, Reynolds, Rock Bar |
| Related records | 10152624 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.73296, 44.97425 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | PROPERTY EMBRACES THE NORTH FORK OF THE JOHN DAY RIVER FROM SEC. 33, T. 6 S., R. 32 E. UPSTREAM TO JUST BELOW MOUTH OF GRANITE CREEK IN T. 8 S., R. 34 E. LOCATION GIVEN IS ALONG RIVER AT BOUNDARY BETWEEN SECS. 10 AND 11.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = KELSAY BUTTE 1:24000, ACC URATE ALONG PLACERED PART OF RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kelsay Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Umatilla National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -118.73296, 44.97425 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | RALPH DAVIS, INC. |
| Year | 1940 |
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 101-102.
WAGNER, N.S., 1947, NORTH FORK PLACERS: CALHOUN AND HOWELL OPERATION (AU): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES FILE REPORT.
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. 163-164.
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