Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlWave Action
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID10098522
MRDS IDM061376
Alternate namesBlanco
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.83231, -124.47425
References
DILLER, J.S., 1914, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 546, P. 126.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. 84-86.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.