| Deposit ID | 10033296 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015602 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baldface Ridge |
| Related records | 10152482 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.9031, 42.0726 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BETWEEN BALDFACE AND CHROME CREEKS |
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 | 040S | 010W | 30 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Soil | Ore |
| Result | SOIL AND SAPROLITE AVERAGE ABOUT 0.75 % NI |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.14 % CO AND 1.78 % CR |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Dothan Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Dothan Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Rock unit name | Josephine Peridotite |
| Rock description | Josephine Peridotite |
| (1) | -123.9031, 42.0726 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015602 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150282 |
RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 19
RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIALS OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.47
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| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY FIELD CHECKED. |
| Deposit | TOTAL AREA OF SOIL IN 13 PATCHES IS ABOUT 280 ACRES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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