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Chrome Cliffs Mine

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Chromium
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  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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253068
MRDS ID M056662
MAS/MILS ID 0530470031
Record type Site
Current site name Chrome Cliffs Mine
Alternate or previous names Funkhauser, Johnson Creek
Related records 10041569

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.58586, 48.47763 (WGS84)
Elevation 547
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Omak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034 N 026 E 05 NE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.58586, 48.47763
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9999M
    Length 4.6M
    Width 1.5M
    Area 121HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 121
    Date of Last Modification 830209

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1936

Mining district

District name Conconcully District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Buck Haberly
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING M T WA DIV MINES GEOL BUL 37 1956

  • Deposit

    WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBLISHED DATA

  • Deposit

    USBM WFOC MIN PROP FILES

  • Deposit

    WILSON H OTHERS USBM RI 3694 SOMEREFRAC PROPS WASH CR 1943

  • Deposit

    USBM WFOC MIN PROP FILE # 053-047-0031

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF RECORD 080 COLUMNS 35-52,72- 75 INSUFFICIENT DATA CHROME IRON RATIO AV 2.68

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Lucas, J.M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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