| Deposit ID | 10102956 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014905 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ward Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | B & J, Olson |
| Related records | 10152835 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.89717, 44.38068 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
John Day(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 032E | 05 | SE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGED 38 - 45 % CHROMIC OXIDE |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium |
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex |
| (1) | -118.89717, 44.38068 |
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| General form | MASSIVE BLACK ORE, SPOTTED ORE, AND NODULAR ORE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 W |
| Dip | 70 DEG S |
| Thickness | 21.34M |
| Length | 24.38M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1916 - 1918 |
| District name | Canyon |
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| Year | 1957 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1956-1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CONC.(CR) | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^47% Cr203 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014905 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230044 |
ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL 9 , P. 55
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 38
WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , CHROMITE IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIF. AND ORE: USGS BULL. 725 - A, P. 48 .
1956-1957 PRODUCTION RECORD FROM ODGMI FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS RECORD ( W017040 ) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.