The The Lagoons is a chromium mine located in Coos county, Oregon at an elevation of 49 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: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 43.18833, -124.38611
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The Lagoons MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: The Lagoons
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Gold
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: Humphreys Gold Corp.
Years: 1943 -
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
Not available
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: SOME LAYERS BARREN, OTHERS ALMOST 50% CHROMITE.
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FILLED IN LAKE HAS A LAYER OF PEAT ACCUMULATED ON BOTTOM OF LAKE/LAGOON, ALL BUT WESTERN 500 FT FILLED WITH BARREN SAND.
Comment (Development): MINING OF TAILINGS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL
Comment (Deposit): OLD BEACH TERRACE
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS OUTLET OF CHROME LAKE ON CUT CREEK; IT IS PRESUMED ACCURATE WITHIN TERRACE
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1941 DIREXPL W.P.A. CREW
Reference (Deposit): 1943 DIREXPL HUMPHREYS GOLD CORPORATION
Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS, A.B., 1944, CHROMITE-BEARING SANDS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COAST OF OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 945-E, P. 140
Oregon Gold
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