Oregon · Josephine County
Producer

Briggs Pocket

Josephine County, Oregon, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formPOCKET, LARGE SLABS OF POROUS GOLD ONE INCH THICK & TWO OR THREE FEET ACROSS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock · Applegate Group
Associated rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10043152
MRDS IDM061667
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.00677, -123.38031
References
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, P. 27.BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 248