| Deposit ID | 10109745 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061795 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Divelbiss #2 |
| Related records | 10128601 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.39286, 42.80731 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 |
| Relative position | 5 MI EAST OF SIXES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sixes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Orford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Blanco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sixes(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 | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 032S | 014W | 08 | W4 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Iridosmine | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | 0.384 G PT FROM 22.87 G BLACK-SAND CONCENTRATE (IDENTIFIED VISUALLY), (0.0168% OF SAMPLE) |
|---|---|
| Result | ALSO 0.26 PPB AU (1967) |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -124.39286, 42.80731 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sixes River Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 121.41HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061795 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150288 |
DILLER, J.S., 1902, TOPOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 196, P. 51.
BOGGS, SAM, JR., AND BALDWIN, E.M., 1970, DISTRIBUTION OF PLACER GOLD IN THE SIXES RIVER, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON - A PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1312-I, P. 1-27.
BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 182.
PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 205-206.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1976 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1989 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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