Collins

The Collins is a gold mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 30 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

Name: Collins  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation: 30 Feet (9 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.48556, -124.40000

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Collins MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Collins


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Gold 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: Kingwell, E.
Years: 1938 -

Owner Name: Wederburn Trading Co.
Years: 1915 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: BENCH 30 FT ABOVE WATER LEVEL


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THICKNESS GIVEN IS FOR HIGH-GRADE ORE; SEVERAL FEET OF LOWER GRADE MATERIAL OVERLIES IT

Comment (Location): ON WAKEMAN BEACH

Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT


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. 63.

Reference (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.

Reference (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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