| Deposit ID | 10176924 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M013523 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410110225 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shepard Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Shepard, Shepard Chromiferous Sand Deposit, Emery Olmstead Property, Fletcher-Meyers Property |
| Related records | 10032212 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.36509, 43.2315 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 8 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
Coos(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 | 027 S | 014 W | 16 | W2 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -124.36509, 43.2315 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410110225 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M013523 | MAS references MRDS |
BALDWIN, E. M. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOS
COUNTY, OREGON. OR DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL INDUST.
BULLETIN 80, P. 47.
GRIGGS, A. B. CHROMITE-BEARING SANDS OF THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE COAST OF OREGON. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 945-
E, 1945, P. 137-138.
HUNDHAUSEN, R. J. CHROMIFEROUS SAND DEPOSITS IN THE COOS
BAY AREA, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4001,
1947, P. 7-8.
HORNER, R. R. NOTES ON THE BLACK SAND DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN
OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
TECHNICAL PAPER 196, 1918, P. 24-25.
TWENHOFEL, W. H. ORIGIN OF THE BLACK SANDS OF THE COAST OF
SOUTHWEST OREGON. OR. DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MINERAL
INDUST. BULLETIN 24, 1943, P. 2, 9.
OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MINERAL INDUST. OREGON METAL
MINES HANDBOOK, BULLETIN 14-C, 1940, VOL. 1, P. 21.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-JUN-92 | Mcmahan | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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