The Iowa Mine is a platinum and gold mine located in Coos county, Oregon at an elevation of 151 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 151 Feet (46 Meters)
Commodity: Platinum, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.11194, -124.36917
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Iowa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iowa Mine
Commodity
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Coos
District: Beach Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. I. Sidwell
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE OF BLACK SAND GAVE 23% MAGNETITE, 64% ILMENITE + CHROMITE
Materials
Ore: Platinum
Ore: Gold
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NORTH BRANCH OF FAIRY CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS IN NW/4 SEC. ALONG CREEK
Comment (Deposit): TWO STREAKS OF VERY FINE GRAINED BLACK SAND 6-12 IN. THICK IN LOWER PART OF GRAY MARINE SAND.
Comment (Workings): MINE IS IN APPROXIMATE CENTER OF HOLDINGS
Comment (Commodity): GOLD AND PLATINUM SAID TO BE VERY FINE GRAINED WITH PT BEING MORE ABUNDANT THAN AU; HOWEVER, PRESENCE OF PT HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED
References
Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F.W., 1963, LEST WE FORGET: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, ORE BIN, V. 25, NO. 6, P. 102-103.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1934, BEACH PLACERS OF THE OREGON COAST: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 8, P. 40.
Reference (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. 22.
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