| Deposit ID | 10033040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014922 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bald Eagle |
| Alternate or previous names | Oscar Pepper |
| Related records | 10249547 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.82356, 44.35541 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Creek Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
John Day(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Malheur National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 032E | 13 | NE OF SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | MILL CONCENTRATES ASSAYED 35.40 % CR2O3 AND 11.8 % IRON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite | ||
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mtn. Complex | ||
| Rock description | Canyon Mtn. Complex | ||
| |||
| (1) | -118.82356, 44.35541 |
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| General form | BANDED AND SPOTTED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N - S |
| Dip | 35 DEG W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Canyon |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014922 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230013 |
ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 9 , P. 62 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14 - B, P. 19 .
1952 GEOLMAP ODGMI FILE REPOR
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NODULES AVERAGE THREE-EIGHTHS OF AN INCH IN LENGTH, THREE-SIXTEENTHS OF AN INCH IN THICKNESS. AVERAGE THICKNESS OF ORE AVERAGES 5 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1980 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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