| Deposit ID | 10042768 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060779 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Howland |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Creek |
| Related records | 10176962 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.71588, 42.50926 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Peavine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rogue(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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 035S | 009W | 24 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Rock unit name | Briggs Creek Amphibolite |
| Rock description | Briggs Creek Amphibolite |
| (1) | -123.71588, 42.50926 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1925-1958 |
| District name | Galice |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Year | 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1925-1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.1 Au, 0.1 Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060779 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330059 |
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 210
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 134
USBM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER (M013311) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Johnson, Maureen G. | 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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