Mine detail: Collins

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Location: Curry County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.48537, -124.40118
dep_id: 10043030
mrds_id: M061501
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Chromium, Titanium, Metal, Platinum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Beach Placer
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chromite, Ilmenite, Magnetite
orebody_fm: BENCH 30 FT ABOVE WATER LEVEL
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
conc_proc: Winnowing By Waves
ore_ctrl: Wave Action
Reporter: Johnson, Maureen G., Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
tectonic: Coast Ranges
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. 63.
  • Deposit:: PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 58.
  • Deposit:: 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, TABLE 7.
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