Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Ilmenite
GangueHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Associated rockAndesite
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038165
MRDS IDM045459
Alternate namesMiddle Fork Santiam River
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.41509, -122.67089
References
DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1214.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1912, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1911, PT. 1, P. 997.PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU MINES AND GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, P. 293-294.