| Deposit ID | 10039222 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Liberty Chrome South |
| Alternate or previous names | Hanenkrat, Morgan, Big Bertha, Sheep Rock Deposits |
| Related records | 10176644 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.73605, 44.32735 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1875 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 13 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHN DAY, Est Estimated Within Section, Est Estimated Within Section, Est Estimated Within Section |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Strawberry 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)
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 033E | 27 | SW4 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Result | STOCKPILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 22.7% CR203 |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.002 OZ/TON (70 PPB) PT |
| Result | 0.17% NI |
| Result | 0.14% CU |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite |
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex |
| (1) | -118.73605, 44.32735 |
|---|
| General form | POD-LENS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.01M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Discoverer | C.H. Morgan |
| District name | Canyon City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046808 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230564 |
STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 91-93, 113.
THAYER, T.P., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, P. 108-109.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2-3 IN. WIDE CHROMITE-BEARING LENSES |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: MRDS M046809, M025546, M015022. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-77 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-89 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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