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Ray Mine

Past Producer in Grant county in Oregon, United States with commodities Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Nickel
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033096
MRDS ID M015020
Record type Site
Current site name Ray Mine
Alternate or previous names Tip Top Mine, Ray Springs Mine
Related records 10201164

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.77022, 44.33957 (WGS84)
Elevation 2149
Relative position 17 MI SOUTHEAST OF JOHN DAY BY ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pine Creek Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

John Day(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)

John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Malheur National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 014S 033E 20 NE4 OF SE4 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR EAST END OF BALDY MOUNTAIN. UTM GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN ARE FOR MINE SYMBOL LABELED RAY MINE ON TOPO MAP; UTM FOR THIS IS 4910930N, 358970E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Ruthenium Critical Tertiary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CHROMITE IS FINE GRAINED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Dunite Partially Serpentinized, Peridotite More Completely Serpentinized

Analytical data

Result 2 PGE ANALYSES: PT=120, 45 PPB
Result PD=6, 6 PPB
Result IR=100, 80 PPB
Result RU=500, 400 PPB
Result RH=64, 40 PPB. NI ANALYSES GAVE 0.22% AND 0.18% NI. ORE ASSAYED 32-44.7% CR2O3.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Rock unit name Canyon Mountain Complex
    Rock description Canyon Mountain Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Canyon Mountain Complex
    Rock description Canyon Mountain Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.77022, 44.33957
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Rocks Highly Jointed Trending E, Dip 48s

Ore body information

  • General form SPOTTED ORE WITH SOME BANDING, MASSIVE
    Strike E
    Dip 70S
    Length 38.1M
    Width 22.86M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Magmatic Segregation

Comments on the geologic information

  • CONTACTS OF CHROMITE WITH PERIDOTITE ARE SHARP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Year of first production 1918
Year of last production 1918

Mining district

District name Canyon City District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Malheur Natioal Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^32-44.7% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 38wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF RESOURCES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL AND A COUPLE OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, J.E., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF OREGON (REVISED ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 9, P. 64.

  • Deposit

    OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON--WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 35-36.

  • Deposit

    WESTGATE, L.G., 1921, DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1920: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 725-A, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 88-90.

  • Deposit

    CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.

  • Deposit

    THAYER, T.P., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, P. 102-103.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE ORE HAS BEEN MINED OUT. ALL THAT REMAINS IS THE DISSEMINATED SPOTTED ORE.
Deposit SEE ALSO: MRDS MP00072.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1980 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1984 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-MAR-1990 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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