The Josephine Creek Placers is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Josephine Creek Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josephine Creek Placers
Secondary: Bear
Secondary: Gold King
Secondary: Norton
Secondary: Golden Princess
Secondary: Independence
Secondary: Old Ray
Secondary: Josephine Creek
Secondary: Billman Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Secondary: Nickel
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1852
Discovery Year: 1850
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., RAMP, LEN, FERNS, M.L., AND GRAY, J.J., 1985, MINERAL INDUSTRY IN OREGON, 1984: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 4, P. 39-46.
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 194.
Reference (Deposit): SPENCER, C.H., JR., 1971, STATISTICAL CORRELATION OF PLATINUM METALS WITH HEAVY MINERALS IN STREAM SEDIMENTS OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, P. 30, 34.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1952, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--JOSEPHINE COUNTY (2D ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 1, P. 120-150.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 100, P. 30
Oregon Gold
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