Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEACH DEPOSITS
Ore controlWave Action
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Magnetite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042971
MRDS IDM061358
Alternate namesOphir
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.56259, -124.39257
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. 69-70.DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1210-1211.RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, TABLE 7.