Big Creek-Yaquina Bay-Newport Placer

The Big Creek-Yaquina Bay-Newport Placer is a iron, titanium, metal, and chromium mine located in Lincoln county, Oregon at an elevation of 3 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: Big Creek-Yaquina Bay-Newport Placer  

State:  Oregon

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 3 Feet (1 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Metal, Chromium

Lat, Long: 44.65833, -124.05694

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Big Creek-Yaquina Bay-Newport Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Creek-Yaquina Bay-Newport Placer


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Lincoln


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


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


Comments

Comment (Geology): HR.AGE.MV: GREENSTONE

Comment (Reserve-Resource): .3 MM GRAIN SIZE

Comment (Production): TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TONS ILMENITE-CHROMITE CONCENTRATE.


References

Reference (Deposit): TWENHOFEL 1946 ORE. DEP. GEOL. MIN. IND. BULL 30


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