Southwest Oregon Beach Sands

Past Producer in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodities Garnet, Aluminum, Calcium, Chromium, Gold, Iron, Platinum, Silica, Titanium, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10127508
MRDS ID M015557
MAS/MILS ID 0410110014
Record type Site
Current site name Southwest Oregon Beach Sands
Alternate or previous names Shepard Mine, Section 33 Deposit, Lagoons Area, Eagle Mine, Pioneer Mine, Independence Mine, Butler Or Baker Mine, Chickamin Mine, Krome Corporation Mine
Related records 10152946, 10033253

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.6012, 43.3165 (WGS84)
Elevation 91

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coos(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Coos Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Coos Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Coos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 027 S 014 W 10 NESW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Tertiary
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Chromium Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Manganite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -124.6012, 43.3165

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.3M
    Length 600M
    Width 152M
    Area 2213HA
    Depth to top 6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00S:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2213
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1852
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Year of first production 1943

Mining district

District name Unorganized District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Measured 1468000mt ore
    Indicated 476000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1944000mt ore
    Total resources 1944000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 5 wt-pct Chromium Major 1945

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2213HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .76
    Percent Waste Rock 79.6
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 6.2
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 8
    Capacity 10000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost .6
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 040 EXTENDS INTO DRAINAGE BASINS 7316 AND 7317 RECORD 040 BEACH AREAS ARE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES RECORD 040 EMPIRE QUAD LANGLOIS QUAD GOLD BEACH PORT OXFORD 050 GOLD WAS PRODUCED FROM DISCOVERY DATE UNTIL 1930 ON SMAL 050 MAPPING AND SURFACE SAMPLING CONTINUED FROM 1941 THRU 19 060 UPLIFTING EROSION AND SUBMERGENCE 080 CONTROLED BY WEATHERING AND REDEPOSITION OF SOURCE ROCK 101 GOLD AND PLATINUM OCCURS IN TRACE AMOUNTS SEE USBM FILES 15.20 15.22 15.39 15.40 15.48 AND 15.113 RECORD 130 WORKING CAP. 360 M EQUIPMENT 3MM DEVELOPMENT 0 AC RECORD 130 EXPLORATION COST 0 BENEFICIATION BY GRAVITY PRODUCES1600 MT 25% GRADE 70% RECOV TO HI TENSION AND MAGNETIC PLANT PRODUCES 42% GRADE 90% RECO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1993 Mcmahan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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