Red Flat

Prospect in Curry county in Oregon, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Nickel
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10200627
MRDS ID M055858
MAS/MILS ID 0410150161
Record type Site
Current site name Red Flat
Alternate or previous names Red Flat Placers, North Red Flats
Related records 10040960

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.29947, 42.35201 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Curry(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sundown Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gold Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cape Blanco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chetco(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Curry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037 S 013 W 19 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Enstatite Unknown
Garnierite Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -124.29947, 42.35201

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N29W
    Dip 00E
    Thickness 5.5M
    Length 3100M
    Width 1980M
    Depth to top 0.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N29W:00E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 821117
  • Area 624HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 624
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1930
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Hunter Creek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hanna Mining Co
    Interest 28
    Home office Ohio
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Red Flats Nickel Corp'N
    Interest 59
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Big Basin Nickel Corp.
    Interest 13
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OWNERS:HANNA MINING>28%,RED FLATS NI CORP.>59%,BIG BASIN NI CORP.>13%. NOT SURE IF WET OR DRY TONNES. ORE REC. EST. AT 85PCT OTHER NAMES:NORTH RED FLATS;RED FLAT PLACERS. *(ENTRY 11/86) RENEWED INTEREST IN DEVELOPING A LEACH OPERATION. DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO PROD.IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS VERY UNLIKELY
  • BASED ON BUREAU ESTIMATES
  • RESOURCE ESTIMATES WERE DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE IN 1976.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 624HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .75
    Percent Waste Rock 76.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness .5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 0
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 0
    Capacity 6350
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 2.94
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5072, 1954.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-96 Lindsey, David S. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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