The Meek's Placer is a gold mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 249 feet.
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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
Elevation: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.76083, -124.47500
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Meek's Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Meek's Placer
Secondary: Eckis
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Osmium
Tertiary: Iridium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Beach Area
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
Owner Name: R. G. Eckis
Years: 1902 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Platinum
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Iridosmine
Comments
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PGM
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS ANCIENT BEACH TERRACE
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS PRESUMED ACCURATE WITHIN BEACH TERRACE. LOCATION GIVEN IS NEAR HEAD NORTH FORK HUBBARD CREEK IN CENTER E/2 SEC. 33. TOPO MAP SHOWS NO PROSPECT IN AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 36, TABLE 7.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN. 14-C, V. 1, P. 86.
Reference (Deposit): DILLER, J.S., 1914, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 546, P. 127.
Reference (Deposit): 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. 152-153.
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