Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryChromium, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Cinnabar, Ilmenite, Iridosmine, Magnetite, Platinum
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10109745
MRDS IDM061795
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.80731, -124.39286
References
DILLER, J.S., 1902, TOPOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 196, P. 51.BOGGS, SAM, JR., AND BALDWIN, E.M., 1970, DISTRIBUTION OF PLACER GOLD IN THE SIXES RIVER, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON - A PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1312-I, P. 1-27.BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 182.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. 205-206.