Baldface Ridge Laterites

Prospect in Curry county in Oregon, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Nickel, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10177323
MRDS ID OR05477
MAS/MILS ID 0410150313
Record type Site
Current site name Baldface Ridge Laterites
Alternate or previous names Kalmiopsis Wilderness
Related records 10052680

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.94036, 42.05452 (WGS84)
Elevation 927
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Curry(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Biscuit Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smith(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Curry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040 S 011 W 25 SESE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.94036, 42.05452

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Burns, Elvin E.
    Home office 5300 Upper River Rd, Grants Pass, Or

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1240-E, 1982,

  • Deposit

    MAP NO. 25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-1992 Miller U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.