Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryIridium, Osmium, Platinum, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlWave Action
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Platinum
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10032214
MRDS IDM013525
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.19508, -124.36313
References
PARDEE, J.T., 1934, BEACH PLACERS OF THE OREGON COAST: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 8, P. 39.OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 1, P. 19-21.LIBBEY, F.W., 1963, LEST WE FORGET: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, ORE BIN, V. 25, NO. 6, P. 102-103.