| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.6012, 43.3165 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 91 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Coos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 027 S | 014 W | 10 | NESW | Oregon |
| 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 | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Manganite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -124.6012, 43.3165 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 152M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2213HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| District name | Unorganized District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1468000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 476000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1944000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1944000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2213HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410110014 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015557 | MAS references MRDS |
USGS BULLETIN 945E GEOLOGY OF DEPOSITS RESOURCE ESTIMATES
AND EXPLORATION.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 945-E, 1944, P. 140.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JUL-1993 | Mcmahan | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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