The Three L's Placer Yokum is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Three L's Placer Yokum MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three L's Placer Yokum
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTEDLY 0.0065 OZ/YD AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 ACRES
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BULLDOZER AVERAGE 1 FOOT IN SIZE; NO CLAY; FINES ARE SILT AND WASHES FREELY THROUGH SLUICES. GOLD IS MEDIUM COARSE, WHEAT-GRAIN IN SIZE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G. AND WALKER, G.W., 1953, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GALICE QUADRANGLE, OREGON; USGS GEOL. MAP GQ-25
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.61
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
