Tsunami prep
Geologists want coastal residents to plan for The Big One. To that aim, state geologist James Roddey, earth sciences information officer with DOGAMI, will present a talk on Friday, Sept. 18, on what Native American myths and new scientific discoveri...
 0.8K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 150.0 Chromite mining company answers questions
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries is moving forward with processing a permit for Oregon Resources Corp. to mine land in Coos County. The company needs the permit before it can begin mining chromite, zircon and garnet on five sit...
1.8K - Apr. 29, 2009; scored 1000.0 Geologists say earthquakes not unusual
A string of 4-magnitude earthquakes shook the Pacific Ocean floor last weekend off the coast from Yachats. It was centered more than 250 miles offshore, in an area known as the Blanco fracture zone. It is a strike-slip fault, said James Roddey, earth...
1.5K - Apr. 14, 2009; scored 602.0 New FEMA maps put more of NB in flood plain
Federal officials have determined more of North Bend is at risk of flooding more than they previously thought. This means more property owners may have to buy flood insurance or those who already have it will see their premiums increase. Other local ...
4.0K - Apr. 9, 2009; scored 150.0 Recent quakes are reminder: Northwest is due for a big one
Here comes the big one. The science community has murmured the maxim for years the Pacific Northwest coastline is due for a catastrophic earthquake. Despite a recent series of quakes that have rattled the ocean floor and one near Powers, geologists...
4.6K - Mar. 7, 2009; scored 301.0 State tells mining company to rewrite application
State officials Wednesday told the Oregon Resources Corp. it will have to rewrite its application for an operating permit to mine for chromite in Coos County. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has asked Oregon Resources to clari...
3.9K - Jan. 22, 2009; scored 301.0 Roads aren t the only roadblock to chromite
Road deal holds up chromite mining plan. This headline is very misleading. (The World, Dec. 30) There are several far more critical hurdles than road maintenance facing Oregon Resources Corp. First, the metals commodity markets have cratered. China i...
2.6K - Jan. 13, 2009; scored 150.0 Road impasse holds up chromite mining plan
Coos County commissioners and Oregon Resources Corp., the Portland-based company that will mine chromite in the county, are at a stalemate over road maintenance. The sticking point is an estimated $2.75 million Oregon Resources would have to...
4.7K - Dec. 30, 2008; scored 150.0 | 
