Big Creek Ilmenite

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Oregon, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron, Titanium, Zirconium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10298355
MRDS ID W001341
MAS/MILS ID 0410410005
Record type Site
Current site name Big Creek Ilmenite
Alternate or previous names Big Creek-Yaquina Bay-Newport Placr
Related records 10068336

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.05811, 44.6581 (WGS84)
Elevation 8
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 010 S 011 W 32 SWNE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Tertiary
Iron Primary
Titanium Tertiary
Zirconium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -124.05811, 44.6581

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410410005
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W001341 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 30, 1946.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-FEB-93 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines