| Deposit ID | 10153061 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015608 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410330386 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Free and Easy Nickel Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Free and Easy Laterite |
| Related records | 10033301 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.71196, 42.21812 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 701 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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 | 038 S | 008 W | 32 | S2 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Secondary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Wad | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -123.71196, 42.21812 |
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| Thickness | 4.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 267M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 18HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| District name | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inter American Nickel |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330386 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015608 | MAS references MRDS |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 20, 1978,
P. 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORDS 060,070,080- LATERITIC SOIL COMPOSED OF HYDROUS FE CLAY MINERALS,WAD AND POSS. GAR- NIERITE WITH RESIDUAL QTZ. CHROMITE AND ETC.-RECORD 060 S.G.CALC. FOR A 30/70 ROCK TO S RATIO. RECORD 080 STRIKE= LONGESTDIMENSION OF BODY,DIP DOESN RECORD 130-COVER DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY. MINE CAP EQUIP 200M WORK CAP 32M ACQ 0 EXP 0 DEV 0 LEAD TIME TAILS FROM NI-CO PLANT 272 MT AT 1.80% CR2O3 IS FEED GRAVITY THIS FEED -1/4 INCH SO NO CRUSH +BIN+CONVEY+SCREEN COSTS INC IN CHROMITE CAPITAL COST MADE UP GRAVITY PLANT $516,214. PLU DAY OPERATING EXPENSE $104,040 FOR TOTAL CAPITAL $620,254. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-OCT-96 | Hillman | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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