Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryIridium, Osmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Iridosmine
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10043232
MRDS IDM061794
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.80453, -124.3948
References
DILLER, J.S., 1902, TOPOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 196, P. 51.OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 1, P. 82.PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 73.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, TABLE 7.