| Deposit ID | 10043084 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061573 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prospectors Dream |
| Related records | 10177091 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.85477, 42.27704 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI SOUTH OF PEARSOLL PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pearsoll Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chetco(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038S | 010W | 11 | W EDGE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Rhodium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Iridium Critical | Primary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Aragonite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | ORE REPORTED TO ASSAY ABOUT 42% CR2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=<10 PPB |
| Result | PD=<4 PPB |
| Result | IR=50 PPB |
| Result | RU=200 PPB |
| Result | RH=13 PPB. |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| Rock unit name | Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite |
| Rock description | Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite |
| (1) | -123.85477, 42.27704 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Several Small Faults |
| General form | LENS, WISPS, SCHLIEREN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20-32W |
| Dip | 50-65NE |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pearsoll Peak Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Caleb, Mrs. B. A. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061573 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150025 |
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 104.
PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.
RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1979, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, TABLE 7.
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.
PAGE AND OTHERS, 1982
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OFFSET SEGMENTS OF A SINGLE LAYER PRODUCED SEVERAL LENS-SHAPED SEGMENTS. ODGMI'S MILOC FILE INDICATES DISSEMINATED ORE ALSO PRESENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1976 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1989 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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