Oregon · Josephine County
Occurrence

Rough and Ready Bench

Josephine County, Oregon, United States
PlatinumGoldNickelChromiumCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum, Gold
SecondaryNickel
TertiaryChromium, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeResidual
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlWeathering Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
Geology
StructureShear Zone - Fault Contact
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10033287
MRDS IDM015592
Alternate namesPart of the Rough and Ready Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.11649, -123.81922
References
RAMP, LEN, 1978, INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES MISCELLANEOUS PAPER 20, P. 35-38.RAMP, LEN, AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 100, P. 37.HLADKE, F.R., 1993, MINING AND EXPLORATION IN OREGON DURING 1992: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 55, NO. 2, P. 27-34.