The Forest Creek Placers is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon.
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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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Forest Creek Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forest Creek Placers
Secondary: Alaska of Oregon
Secondary: B-H Dredge
Secondary: Christian Dobbins
Secondary: Green
Secondary: Sturgis
Secondary: Black
Secondary: Spaulding
Secondary: Glide Foundation Dredge
Secondary: Hayforks Dredge
Secondary: Southern Oregon Mining Co Dredge
Secondary: Pearce Placers
Secondary: Bee Tree
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): BROOKS (1968)
Comment (Geology): GRAVELS LARGELY EXHAUSTED
Comment (Deposit): HYDRAULIC AND DREDGES
Comment (Workings): DREDGE BROOKS (1968)
References
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, PETROLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, OREGON; OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. VOL. 1, NO. 5, P.121
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.241
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, PP.150 - 194
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.
