| Deposit ID | 10033301 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015608 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Free and Easy |
| Related records | 10153061 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.71199, 42.21649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5 MILES FROM KERBY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cave Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Illinois(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038S | 008W | 32 | S | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Result | SEVEN USBM SAMPLES AVERAGE 0.867 % NI, 0.028 % CO, 1.07 % CR. |
|---|
| (1) | -123.71199, 42.21649 |
|---|
| Thickness | 10.67M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | Freeport Sulfur Company |
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015608 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330386 |
RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 31
1942 DIREXPL FREEPORT SULFUR COMPANY: DISCOVERY CUTS
1953 DIREXPL CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM COMPANY: TWO BULLDOZER CUTS
1978 DIREXPL ODGMI: MINOR AUGER SAMPLING AND MAPPING FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROCK CONTENT ABOUT 30 % BY VOLUME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.