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Oregon Mining and Power Co.

Past Producer in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  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 10042959
MRDS ID M061329
Record type Site
Current site name Oregon Mining and Power Co.
Alternate or previous names Cracker Jack?
Related records 10298181

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.52783, 42.75593 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position 10 MI SOUTHEAST OF DUTCHMAN BUTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rabbit Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032S 007W 28 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ON EAST SIDE OF COW CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS ADJACENT TO ROAD THAT RUNS ALONG COW CREEK IN SE/4 SEC. 28. TOPO MAP DOES NOT SHOW ANY PROSPECTS IN THE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD IS FINE IN BOTH SIZE AND PURITY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY PULSIFER. 2.64 OZ AU, 0.23 OZ PT FROM 0.8 LB BLACK SAND-THIS CONVERTS TO 0.001 OZ/TON (34 PPB) AU, 0.0001 OZ/TON (3.4 PPB) PT
Result FROM DAY AND RICHARDS $10.34/TON AU, $67.50/TON PT-CONVERTS TO 0.5 OZ/TON (17 PPM) AU, 2.25 OZ/TON (77 PPM) PT - THIS WAS CONCENTRATED FROM HYDRAULIC SLUICE, 2 LB/YD.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.52783, 42.75593
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BEDROCK IS SERPENTINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • THERE ARE NO PRODUCTION RECORDS BUT THE MINE IS SAID TO HAVE OPERATED

Comments on the workings information

  • HYDRAULIC

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1976 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1989 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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