| Deposit ID | 10033093 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dry Camp |
| Related records | 10128226 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.78438, 44.36346 (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
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 033E | 08 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | CHROMIC OXIDE CONTENT VARIES FROM 10 TO 40 %. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.78438, 44.36346 |
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| General form | DISSEMINATED AND BANDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG E |
| Dip | 60 DEG S |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Canyon |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015015 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230014 |
ALLEN, J. E., 1939 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON: ODGMI, BULL. 9 , P. 62 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 22 - 23
WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON USGS, BULL. 725 - A, P. 45 .
HUNDHAUSEN, R.J. AND OTHERS, 1956, EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION STUDIES, JOHN DAY CHROMITES, OREGON; USBM REP. INVEST. 5238, P. 15
1942 DIREXPL USBM REF.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD (W017036) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS IN PARALLEL BANDS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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