| Deposit ID | 10048483 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | U of O Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.77716, 44.34596 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2060 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | NEAR RAY MINE. ABOUT 17 MI SOUTHEAST OF JOHN DAY BY ROAD |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 033E | 20 | CENTER OF N2 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=30 PPB |
|---|---|
| Result | PD=16 PPB |
| Result | IR=<20 PPB |
| Result | RU=<100 PPB |
| Result | RH=8 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 > Peridotite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||||||
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex |
| (1) | -118.77716, 44.34596 |
|---|
| General form | UNKNOWN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Canyon City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00072 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230242 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOMETIMES CONSIDERED PART OF RAY SPRINGS MINE. SEE ALSO: MRDS M015020. |
| Deposit | NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSIS IN CARLSON AND OTHERS (1985) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-90 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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