Description
A. H. Hinch And John Dame
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlWave Action
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Iridium, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10032215
MRDS IDM013526
Alternate namesLane Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.1948, -124.36425
References
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. 25-26.BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 61, P. 179-180.LIBBEY, F.W., 1963, LEST WE FORGET: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, ORE BIN, V. 25, NO. 6, P. 98, 102-103.PARDEE, J.T., 1934, BEACH PLACERS OF THE OREGON COAST: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 8, P. 38.