Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryIridium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10098504
MRDS IDM060567
Alternate namesGoshen Placer, Foster Placer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.24426, -123.68783
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. 134-135.RAMP, LEN, AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 100, TABLE 1.RAMP (1979)