| Deposit ID | 10033270 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015574 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cape Blanco |
| Alternate or previous names | Pacific Coast Mining and Refining Co. |
| Related records | 10274274 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.5323, 42.80675 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | FROM CAPE BLANCO TO PORT ORFORD, Accurate Along Beach, Accurate Along Beach, Accurate Along Beach |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cape Blanco(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Orford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Blanco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 032S;032S | 016W;015W | 01,02,12;18,19,30,31,32 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Osmium | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Result | 215 FT CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAYED 12.18% CR2O3 (GRIGGS, 1944). PT ESTIMATED AT 10-30% OF GOLD AS WASHED OUT. GOLD FINENESS 860 |
|---|
| 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) | -124.5323, 42.80675 |
|---|
| General form | SHORELINE DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.76M |
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Width | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Beach Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pacific Coast Mining And Refining Co. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ed Frances, And Thomas Hughes |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 3620.93M |
| Overall width | 402.33M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015574 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150130 |
GRIGGS, A.B., 1946, CHROMITE-BEARING SANDS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COAST OF OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 945-E, P. 147.
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, P. 29.
BLAKE, W.P., 1854, GOLD AND PLATINUM OF CAPE BLANCO: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 2D SER., V. 18, P. 156.
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. 81.
RAMP (1977)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE ZONE AVERAGES 0.5 FT THICK |
| Deposit | RECORD M046995 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-79 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-81 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-89 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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