Chickamin Mine

Past Producer in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodities Chromium, Gold, Platinum

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10200738
MRDS ID M013520
MAS/MILS ID 0410110015
Record type Site
Current site name Chickamin Mine
Alternate or previous names Mathews M. J. Property
Related records 10201037, 10086662

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -124.30589, 43.2834 (WGS84)
Elevation 18
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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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 026 S 014 W 25 SE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Tertiary
Gold Primary
Platinum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -124.30589, 43.2834

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410110015
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M013520 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1940, V. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 22-23.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 180.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUN-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines