Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryChromium, Titanium, Metal, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBENCH 30 FT ABOVE WATER LEVEL
Ore controlWave Action
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Ilmenite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043030
MRDS IDM061501
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.48537, -124.40118
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. 63.PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 58.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.