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Red Hill Prospect

Occurrence in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042903
MRDS ID M061196
Record type Site
Current site name Red Hill Prospect
Related records 10280635

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.97087, 42.82649 (WGS84)
Elevation 1052

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Richter Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crater Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Umpqua National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032S 002W 5 W OF W OF W OF CENTER Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • 1/4 COR 5, 6

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Gossan -Like Pockets In Talcy Shear Zone

Analytical data

Result CHANNEL SAMPLES INDICATE VERY LOW VALUES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.97087, 42.82649
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip VERTICAL
    Width 12.19M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pyrite Impregnates Highly Sheared Talcy Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1967

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Umpqua National Area

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT 20' DEEP, ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DX

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1977 Smith, Roscoe M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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