Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlConcentrated From Workings Upstream
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Mercury, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042672
MRDS IDM060561
Alternate namesBuena Vista, Meander No. 1, And Meander No. 2 Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.27871, -123.69116
References
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. 142-143.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. 1212-1213.