| Deposit ID | 60000935 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025249 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Elk River Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Sunshine, Elkhorn, Fall Creek, Myrtle Groups |
| Related records | 10298416 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.34148, 42.70651 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ON ELK RIVER FROM MOUTH OF BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK UPSTREAM TO MOUTH OF PANTHER CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS AT MOUTH OF PLATINUM CREEK; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = PORT ORFORD (1954) 1:24000, ACC WITHIN PLACER AREA ALONG RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Father Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Orford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Blanco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sixes(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 | Curry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -124.34148, 42.70651 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|
RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 36, TABLE 7.
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 1, P. 80-87.
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