The Sengstacken is a gold and platinum mine located in Coos county, Oregon at an elevation of 59 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 59 Feet (18 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Platinum
Lat, Long: 43.28917, -124.29972
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Sengstacken MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sengstacken
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Coos
District: Beach Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Henry Sengstacken Co.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: SAMPLE SHOWED AU+PT CONTENT OF 0.01 OZ/TON (340 PPB).
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD.
Comment (Development): IDLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO 1940
Comment (Deposit): IN ANCIENT TERRACE
Comment (Workings): A NUMBER OF PROSPECT CUTS AND SHALLOW PITS.
Comment (Location): AT SOUTH END OF SOUTH SLOUGH NEAR MOUTH OF TALBOT CREEK. LOCATION IS PRESUMED ACCURATE WITHIN TERRACE; MINE IS NOT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP
References
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. 27
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