| Deposit ID | 10225903 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015597 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410150240 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spokane Creek Nickel Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Spokane Creek Laterite, McKee Cabin Group |
| Related records | 10033292 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.90306, 42.07292 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1010 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040 S | 010 W | 16 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Wad | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -123.90306, 42.07292 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 3000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 40HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1975 |
| District name | Chetco |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| 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 | 0410150240 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015597 | MAS references MRDS |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 93, 1977, P. 79.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 20, 1978,
P. 40-41.
| 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 60/40 ROCK TO S RATIO. RECORD 080 STRIKE= LONGESTDIMENSION OF ZONE,DIP DOESN RECORD 130- COVER DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY. RECORD 080- AT 50 PCNT. PROB. CALL. FOR ONE LATERITE BODY, AT 25 PCNT., IS FOR ALL FOUR LATERITE BODIES. MINE CAP EQUIP 140M WORK CAP 20M ACQ 0 EXP 0 DEV 70M(7MILES ROAD COST MAY EXCEED EST DUE TO CONDITIONS-LEAD TIME 6 MOS CHROMITE RECOVERY UNECONOMIC AT BELOW $2300 MT FOR 42% CHRO TAILS FROM NI-CO PLANT 136 MT AT .75% 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 $387,174. PLU DAY OPERATING EXPENSE $76,010. FOR TOTAL CAPITAL $463,184. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-JUL-92 | Ramp | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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