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Independence Placer

Past Producer in Josephine county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, Iridium
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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. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098504
MRDS ID M060567
Record type Site
Current site name Independence Placer
Alternate or previous names Goshen Placer, Foster Placer
Related records 10201793

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.68783, 42.24426 (WGS84)
Elevation 381
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4 MI NORTHWEST OF KIRBY, Accurate Within Mine Area, Accurate Within Mine Area, Accurate Within Mine Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Josephine(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cave Junction(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

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Josephine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 038S 008W 19,30 NE4 OF NE4 (30) Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • IN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST AND ILLINOIS NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. NEAR MOUTH OF JOSEPHINE CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL NEAR CENTER S/2 SEC. 19

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BLACK SAND CONTAINS PT, IR, CHROMITE, HEMATITE, MAGNETITE BASED ON VISUAL IDENTIFICATION. PT NUGGET REPORTED AT 5 PENNYWEIGHT, 3 GRAINS SEEN IN 1940. GOLD IS FINE IN LOWER BENCH AND COARSE IN UPPER BENCH

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Platinum Ore

Analytical data

Result GOLD IS 960-980 FINE IN UPPER BENCH

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.68783, 42.24426
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
    Thickness 45.72M
    Length 1524M
    Width 274.32M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Comments on the geologic information

  • PERIDOTITE BEDROCK WITH SERPENTINE ALONG JOINTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mining district

District name Illinois River Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Siskiyou National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Geo. C. Foster
    First year 1940
  • Type Owner
    Owner Henry E. Reeves (1980'S?)

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION, ESTIMATED 500-5,000 OZ PRODUCED

Comments on the workings information

  • HYDRAULIC AND DRIFT. SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • FIRST PROSPECT LOCATED 1929

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1952, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--JOSEPHINE COUNTY (2D ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 1, P. 134-135.

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 100, TABLE 1.

  • Production

    RAMP (1979)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT SIZE GIVEN IS UPPER BENCH; LOWER BENCH IS 5000 X 400 X 9 FT. UPPER BENCH IS CEMENTED GRAVELS
Deposit SEE ALSO: MRDS M013266.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-81 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-83 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-MAY-89 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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