| Deposit ID | 10043018 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061479 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Independence |
| Related records | 10176769 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.09257, 42.70314 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 780 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Coos(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Illahe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Orford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Blanco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coquille(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 | Coos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033S | 012W | 23 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | ASSAY: 44.50% CR2O3, 11.7% FE, AND 11.2% S1O2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -124.09257, 42.70314 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Powers |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^48. % Cr2o3 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^48. % Cr2o3 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1953 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^44. % Cr2o3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061479 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410110007 |
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULL. 14-C, V. 1, 133 P
BALDWIN, E.M. AND OTHERS, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 80, P.52
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1981 | 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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