| Deposit ID | 10032215 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M013526 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pioneer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lane Mine |
| Related records | 10200893 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.36425, 43.1948 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 64 |
| Relative position | 4 MI NORTH OF BULLARDS ON SEVEN DEVILS RD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Coos(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Riverton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coos Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Coos Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coquille(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Coos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 027S | 014W | 33 | W2 OF W2 OF NE4 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Iridium | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | BLACK SANDS AVERAGE 3% MAGNETITE, 55% CHROMITE + ILMENITE |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -124.36425, 43.1948 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 15.85M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Discoverer | A. H. Hinch And John Dame |
| District name | Beach Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Consolidated Mining Corp. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alex H. Smith |
| First year | 1939 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M013526 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410110017 |
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANCIENT BEACH TERRACE |
| Deposit | THE MINE HAS A HISTORY OF NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SET UP A PAYING OPERATION. BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE OVERBURDEN, AVERAGING MORE THAN 50 FT, AND VARIOUS OTHER CAUSES, ONLY THE EARLIER OPERATION WAS PROFITABLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1974 | Lee, W | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1989 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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