Sengstacken

Occurrence in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033239
MRDS ID M015537
Record type Site
Current site name Sengstacken
Related records 10095155

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.30091, 43.28897 (WGS84)
Elevation 18
Relative position 4 MI SOUTH OF CHARLESTON
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Coos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 026S 014W 25 SE4 OF NE4 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • AT SOUTH END OF SOUTH SLOUGH NEAR MOUTH OF TALBOT CREEK. LOCATION IS PRESUMED ACCURATE WITHIN TERRACE; MINE IS NOT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE SHOWED AU+PT CONTENT OF 0.01 OZ/TON (340 PPB).

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
BC deposit profile C01. C02
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.30091, 43.28897

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.52M
    Depth to top 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wave Action

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Beach Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Henry Sengstacken Co.
    First year 1940

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 72.846HA

Comments on the workings information

  • A NUMBER OF PROSPECT CUTS AND SHALLOW PITS.

Comments on development

  • IDLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO 1940

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M015537
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410110027

Bibliographic references

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN ANCIENT TERRACE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1989 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey