The Red River Mining Co. Placer is a gold mine located in Curry 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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Red River Mining Co. Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red River Mining Co. Placer
Secondary: Paul Junior
Secondary: Daisy
Secondary: Rocky Bar
Secondary: Grace H.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Mule Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE MULE CREEK AREA
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BEDROCK BELOW HIGH WATER LEVEL
Comment (Commodity): 9 CENTS/YARD (1916)
Comment (Development): MOST OF THE PROPERTY HYDRAULICKED PRIOR TO 1916.
Comment (Deposit): TERRACE GRAVELS WITH 35 FEET OF OVERBURDEN; 9 CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): DRAGLINE LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE MULE CREEK AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.39
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P.78
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, G.M. AND MITCHELL, G.J., 1916, PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.121
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.
