| Deposit ID | 60001005 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061569 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Mc Caleb Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Sourdough No. 2 |
| Related records | 10200632 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.83616, 42.27792 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | IN KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS IN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. IN GULCH AT HEAD OF SLIDE CREEK. UTM GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN IS FOR MINE SYMBOL NEAR BOUNDARY BETWEEN SECS. 11 AND 12; UTM FOR THIS IS 4680790N, 431140E., ACC FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pearsoll Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| (1) | -123.83616, 42.27792 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | HIGH-ANGLE FAULTING AND LANDSLIDES |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 106.
THAYER, T.P., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.
PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.
RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 31.
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