| Deposit ID | 10098326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron King Mine |
| Related records | 10249977 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.92384, 44.35318 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canyon 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 032E | 18 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Aragonite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE IS HARD, TOUGH AND BRITTLE |
|---|---|
| Result | 34 % OF CHROMIC OXIDE |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.92384, 44.35318 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR AND ISOLATED LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 38.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1917 - 1918 |
| District name | Canyon |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 34000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014927 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230005 |
ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 9 , P. 55
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 27 - 28
WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON, U. S. G. S. BULL. 725 - A, P. 49 .
HUNDHAUSEN, R.J. AND OTHERS, 1956, EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION STUDIES, JOHN DAY CHROMITES, OREGON; USBM INV. REPT. 5238, P.9, 15
1942 DIREXPL USBM REF.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD ( W017039 ) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD, AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| 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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