Chrome Creek Nickel Laterite Area

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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10274427
MRDS ID M015603
MAS/MILS ID 0410150244
Record type Site
Current site name Chrome Creek Nickel Laterite Area
Related records 10033297

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.91446, 42.10172 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 500(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)

Kalmiopsis Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 010 W 18 NWNWSW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Enstatite Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Talc Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.91446, 42.10172

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 484M
    Width 254M
    Area 230HA
    Depth to top 0.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N31W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 230
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971

Mining district

District name Vulcan Peak

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 93, 1977, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 20, 1978,

  • Deposit

    P. 23.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS AREA CONTAINS 21 PODS OF LATERITE SCATTERED OVER A TOWN THE FIRST TIER OF TOWNSHIPS TO THE WEST. THE DEPOSITS ARE DI INTO TWO TYPES, A LOW GRADE, & A SUBMARGINAL GRADE. THE LOW RESOURCES ARE INDICATED ON MATRIX 2 & THE SUBMARGINAL GRADE RESOURCES ARE INDICATED ON MATRIX 3. THE LENGTH, WIDTH, & OR TION ARE AVERAGES FOR THE 21 PODS. MATRIX 1 IS AN ACUMULATI MATRIX 2 & MATRIX 3.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-JUL-92 Lindsey, David S. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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