Red Flat Placers

Gold occurrence · Curry County, Oregon

OccurrenceGoldSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · GOLDBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for gold. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyCurry
Coordinates42.35761, -124.28897

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiaryChromium, Silver, PGE, Nickel, Mercury

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10225439
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Red Flat0.7 miNickelProspect
Red Ridge Mining Co.0.7 miMercuryOccurrence
Red Ridge Mining Co.0.7 miMercuryUnknown
Red Flat Laterite1.1 miNickelOccurrence
Pistol River Mercury Prospect1.6 miMercuryOccurrence
Glade Creek Quicksilver1.6 miMercuryOccurrence
Starr Group2.0 miCopperOccurrence
Cold Iron Pit Each#13.0 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Coldiron Pit3.0 miStonePast Producer
Conn Creek Quarry4.2 miDimension Stone NECAbandoned
Upper Quosatana Pit4.2 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Conn Creek Quarry4.3 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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