Cox Canyon Chromium Occurence

Occurrence in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodity Chromium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033247
MRDS ID M015549
Record type Site
Current site name Cox Canyon Chromium Occurence
Related records 10200324

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.31341, 43.2673 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
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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 36 SW OF SW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • SW 1/2 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE CR2O3 CONTENT IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.31341, 43.2673

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to top 3.05M
    Width 76.2M
    Length 152.4M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FIRMLY CEMENTED BLACK AND BROWN STAINED SAND. ; GEOL.DESC: BOUNDED BY EROSIONAL EDGES; GRDDES OUT TO ASSAY BOUNDARY ON SOUTH

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

Comments on the workings information

  • TEST PITTING AND HAND AUGERING

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M015549
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410110250

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIGGS, A. B., 1944 , CHROMITE - BEARING SANDS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COAST OF OREGON: US GS BULL. 945 - E, P. 129

  • Deposit

    1944 DIREXPL KROME CORPORATIO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries