The Old Channel Placers is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Old Channel Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Channel Placers
Secondary: Ankeny
Secondary: Dean&Dean
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Old Channel
Secondary: Stratton Creek
Secondary: Blue Gravel
Secondary: Dan Green
Secondary: California-Oregon
Secondary: High Channel
Secondary: Leipold
Secondary: Star
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEPARATE RECORDS FOR OLD CHANNEL AND STRATTON
Comment (Geology): EXTENSIVE WORKINGS ON OLD CHANNEL GRAVELS SOME 600 FT ABOVE THE PRESENT RIVER LEVEL.
Comment (Location): N 1/2 NW 1/4
Comment (Commodity): ESTIMATED 10 CENTS/YARD IN 1947 (STRATTON PLACER)
Comment (Workings): OVER 120 ACRES HYDRAULICKED
Comment (Deposit): HYDRAULIC PLACERS
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, PP.16-64
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.
