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Holton Creek Limestone

Occurrence in Josephine county in Oregon, United States with commodities Limestone, Ultra Pure, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032120
MRDS ID M013254
Record type Site
Current site name Holton Creek Limestone
Alternate or previous names Lime Rock
Related records 10152815

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.60365, 42.18232 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 NE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Josephine(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Holland(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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Josephine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039S 008W 14 NE OF NE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SPENCER (1971) FOUND A FLAKE PT/PAN IN SEC 19, T. 38 S., R. 9 W. NO PT FOUND IN SEC. 2

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore

Analytical data

Result 98+ % CACO3

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.60365, 42.18232
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SERPENTINE AND PERIDOTITE BEDROCK. OLD CHANNEL OF CEMENT - GRAVEL LIES 200 FT ABOVE THE CREEK; IT IS 100 FT DEEP, 200 FT WIDE, AND 5,000 FT LONG
  • GEOL.DESC: OUTCROP 200 FEET LONG AND 185 FEET HIGH OF FINE-GRAINED LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Waldo

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • MINOR PRODUCTION OF JOSEPHINITE AND OREGONITE FOR MINERAL COLLECTORS. SMALL BYPRODUCT PGE PRODUCTION. SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • OVER 1,300 FT OF DRIFTS ON BEDROCK IN ADDITION TO HYDRAULIC AND DRAGLINE DREDGE WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • MINED UNTIL THE EARLY 1900'S. SEVERAL SMALL OPERATORS WERE WORKING THE PLACERS IN 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P

  • Deposit

    MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON, 1969, ODGMI BULL. 64, P.252

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC.1, P.203

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOST VALUES ARE CLOSE TO BEDROCK. HIGH BENCH GRAVELS AND CONGLOMERATES IN ADDITION TO MODERN STREAM GRAVELS
Deposit MAY HAVE BEEN FIRST GOLD DISCOVERY IN OREGON (1850). SEPARATE RECORDS FOR BEAR, INDEPENDENCE, AND OLD RAY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit SEE ALSO: MRDS M060567, M060570.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Lee, W U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-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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