Rough and Ready Creek

The Rough and Ready Creek is a chromium and nickel 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

Name: Rough and Ready Creek  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium, Nickel

Lat, Long: 42.08528, -123.76028

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Rough and Ready Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rough and Ready Creek
Secondary: Part of the Rough and Ready Group


Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Primary: Nickel


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine


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.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone - Fault Contact


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization


Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CALCULATED AVERAGE GRADE SOIL AND SAPROLITE IS 0.80 % NI AND 1.06 % CR.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ESTIMATED QUANTITY OF ROCK IN SOIL IS 35 % BY VOLUME

Comment (Deposit): PART OF BENCH GRAVEL AREA ALONG ROUGH AND READY CREEK WAS WORKED TO A SMALL EXTENT IN EARLY DAYS BY GOLD PLACER MINERS WHO RECOVERED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD AND PLATINUM METALS.

Comment (Geology): AREA UNDERLAIN BY SERPENTINIZED HARZBURGITE OF JOSEPHINE ULTRAMAFIC SHEET, IN FAULT CONTACT WITH UPPER JURASSIC GALICE FORMATION. FAULT IS VERTICAL AND STRIKES ABOUT N. 20 E. LATERITE IS REMNANT OF OLD UPLAND WEATHERED SURFACE.

Comment (Location): SW 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 35 - 37

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P

Reference (Deposit): 1968 DIREXPL COMINCO-AMERICAN, INC. TRENCHING, AUGERING; MAPPING BY AREAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

Reference (Deposit): 1973 DIREXPL INSPIRATION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION

Reference (Deposit): 1977 DIREXPL USBM BACKHOE SAMPLING


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