Oregon · Coos County
Past Producer

Southwest Oregon Beach Sands

Coos County, Oregon, United States
ChromiumGarnetAluminumCalciumGoldIronPlatinumSilicaTitaniumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryGarnet, Aluminum, Calcium, Gold, Iron, Platinum, Silica, Titanium, Zirconium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Epidote, Garnet, Ilmenite, Manganite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Discovery year1852
Identification
Deposit ID10127508
MRDS IDM015557
Alternate namesShepard Mine, Section 33 Deposit, Lagoons Area, Eagle Mine, Pioneer Mine, Independence Mine, Butler Or Baker Mine, Chickamin Mine, Krome Corporation Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.3165, -124.6012
References
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 945-E, 1944, P. 140.USGS BULLETIN 945E GEOLOGY OF DEPOSITS RESOURCE ESTIMATESAND EXPLORATION.