The Kalamazoo Beach Placer is a gold and chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon.
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
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Kalamazoo Beach Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kalamazoo Beach Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Gold
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BEACH PLACER
Comment (Deposit): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. REPORTEDLY THE MOST PRODUCTIVE BEACH PLACER IN CURRY COUNTY IN 1903. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, 79 P.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P. 69
Oregon Gold
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