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Sherwood Group Prospects

Occurrence in Baker county in Oregon, United States with commodities Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033308
MRDS ID M015616
Record type Site
Current site name Sherwood Group Prospects
Related records 10127384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.92103, 44.57819 (WGS84)
Relative position SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A MILE WEST-NW OF BALD MTN. LOOKOUT; 17 MILES SOUTH OF BAKER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brannan Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Powder(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 011S 039E 27 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Chromium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result TOTAL OF 14 SAMPLES CONTAIN FROM 0.05 TO 0.50 % NI
Result ARITHMETIC AVERAGE OF 0.23 % NI. VALUES RANGE FROM 0.10 TO 2.36 % CR
Result AVERAGE OF 1.22 % CR. TRACE AMTS OF CO, CU, AU, AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Burnt River Schist
    Rock description Burnt River Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.92103, 44.57819
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA IS OVERLAIN BY MIOCENE DOOLEY MTN. RHYOLITE. BURNT RIVER SCHISTS OF PRE-UPPER TRIASSIC AGE INCLUDE HIGHLY DEFORMED PHYLLITE, GREENSTONE, GREENSCHIST, AND SMALL LIMESTONE PODS. SMALL BODIES OF QUARTZ DIORITE, GABBRO, SERPENTINITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SHALLOW CUTS, TRENCHES, TEST PITS, 10 - FT. SHAFT, AND SHORT ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 60 - 61

Reporter information

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
Updater 01-MAY-1995 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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