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Lane Extension Mine

Occurrence in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033240
MRDS ID M015538
Record type Site
Current site name Lane Extension Mine
Related records 10249396

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.36508, 43.18869 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Relative position 3 MI NORTH OF BULLARDS ON SEVEN DEVILS RD.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Coos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 027S 014W 33 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CENTER AND SOUTH CENTER OF SECTION; PROPERTY ADJOINS PIONEER MINE ON THE SOUTH. LOCATION IS PRESUMED ACCURATE WITHIN BEACH TERRACE; MINE NOT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TESTS SHOWED THAT QUALITY OF SANDS IS SAME AS AT THE PIONEER MINE. UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.36508, 43.18869
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wave Action

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Beach Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Consolidated Mining Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles W. Smith (Estate)
    First year 1939

Comments on the workings information

  • 60 ACRES OF PATENTED LAND, NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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. 23

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANCIENT BEACH TERRACE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 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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