Iowa Mine

Coos County, Oregon, United States

Gold Platinum Chromium

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryGold, Platinum

SecondaryChromium

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit typeBeach Placer

Model119: Placer Au-PGE

Deposit sizeSmall

Orebody formTABULAR

Ore controlWave Action

Materials

Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Platinum

Geology

Host rockSand and Gravel

Tectonic settingCoast Ranges

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Last production1934

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References

PARDEE, J.T., 1934, BEACH PLACERS OF THE OREGON COAST: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 8, P. 40.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. 22.LIBBEY, F.W., 1963, LEST WE FORGET: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, ORE BIN, V. 25, NO. 6, P. 102-103.

Identification

Deposit ID10032221

MRDS IDM013535

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates43.11174, -124.37036