Josephine Creek

The Josephine Creek is a 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: Josephine Creek  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 42.07083, -123.72278

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Josephine Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Josephine Creek
Secondary: Red Baron Group


Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Cobalt


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.


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


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AND 0.6 -2.1 % CR
Analytical Data: 0.03 - 0.11 % CO
Analytical Data: 16 ODGMI SAMPLES OF LATERITE ASSAYED 0.37 - 1.19 % NI


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): PLACER MINING HAS PRODUCED SOME GOLD AND JOSEPHINITE FROM ASSOCIATED BENCH GRAVELS.

Comment (Deposit): UNWEATHERED ROCK AVERAGES 40 % BY VOLUME

Comment (Workings): FEW SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS AND STEEP PROSPECT ROAD BUILT BY PREVIOUS CLAIMANTS. PLACER MINING HAS PRODUCED SOME GOLD AND JOSEPHINITE FROM ASSOCIATED BENCH GRAVELS.

Comment (Geology): MAIN ROCK IS SERPENTINIZED HARZBURGITE. CEMENTED PLEISTOCENE BENCH GRAVELS OCCUR ALONG JOSEPHINE CREEK

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED AROUND 1954 .

Comment (Location): ON SLOPES OF JOSEPHINE CREEK BETWEEN 1,700 AND 3,000 FT.


References

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

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


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