| Deposit ID | 10225746 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015541 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410150241 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upper Lawson Creek Nickel Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Upper Lawson Creek Laterite |
| Related records | 10033242 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.16007, 42.38061 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1166 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quosatana Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gold Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Blanco(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 | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 037 S | 012 W | 18 | S2E2 | 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 |
| Trench (1) | -124.16007, 42.38061 |
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| Thickness | 2.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 1400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 257M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 70HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| District name | Agness |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150241 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015541 | MAS references MRDS |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 93, 1977, P. 51.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 20, 1978,
P. 57.
| 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 80/20 ROCK TO S RATIO. RECORD 080 STRIKE= LONGESTDIMENSION OF BODY,DIP DOESN RECORD 130. COVER DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY. MINE CAP EQUIP 140M WORK CAP 20M ACQ 0 EXP 0 DEV 0 LEAD TIME THIS FEED -1/4 INCH SO NO CRUSH +BIN+CONVEY+SCREEN COSTS INC IN CHROMITE CAPITAL COST MADE UP GRAVITY PLANT $387,174. PLU DAY OPERATING EXPENSE $76,010. FOR TOTAL CAPITAL $463,184. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JUL-93 | Ramp | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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