Deep Gravel Mine

The Deep Gravel Mine is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,401 feet.

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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Site Name

Primary: Deep Gravel Mine
Secondary: Deep Gravel Mining Company

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Osmium
Tertiary: Platinum

Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Waldo 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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Earth Search, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1874
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

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 75:1 AU:PT

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Production): $0.25/YD IN 1903-1907. SMALL BYPORODUCT PGE PRODUCTION

Comment (Geology): CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AS BEDROCK

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M013263.

Comment (Workings): MORE THAN 65 ACRES HYDRAULICKED. NUMEROUS PITS

Comment (Location): ON BUTCHER GULCH AND TRIBUTARY GULCHES, NOW CALLED DEEP GRAVEL CUT ON TOPO MAP. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR MINE SYMBOL NEAR CENTER SEC. 21. ODGMI'S MILOC FILE INDICATES LOCATION IN SE/4 SEC. 21

Comment (Commodity): PGE FROM MONTHLY CLEANUP. COARSE GOLD TO VERY FINE

Comment (Development): FIRST WORKED BY GEO. AND WALTER SIMMONS

References

Reference (Deposit): DILLER, J.S., 1914, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 546, P. 119-120.

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, TABLE 1.

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P.J., 1933, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TAKILMA-WALDO DISTRICT, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-B, P. 188-189.

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 242-243.

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. 190-192.

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