| Deposit ID | 10109361 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Jim |
| Alternate or previous names | Marks-Thompson On Most Quads |
| Related records | 10298262 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.74466, 44.37041 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1390 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Strawberry 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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 033E | 10 | W | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Result | 15 TO 25 % OF CHROMIC OXIDE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | Alluvial deposits |
|---|
| General form | DISSEMINATED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
| Dip | 50 DEG E |
| Length | 38.1M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| General form | DISSEMINATED |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 DEG E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Haight, Clinton P. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015017 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230017 |
BROWN, C. E., THAYER, T. P., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CANYON CITY QUADRANGLE, NE OR: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISC. INVEST. MAP I-447.
US BUREAU MINES, 1943, CHROMIUM, JOHN DAY DIST., GRANT CO., OR: WAR MINERALS REPORT 49, 30 PAGES.
OR DEPT GEOL MIN IND, 1941, OR METAL MINES HANDBOOK: BULL 14-B, CANYON AREA, P 29.
LINDGREN, W., 1901, THE GOLD BELT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OR: 22ND ANNUAL-REPORT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2, PAGE 551-776.
BLM ORMC 6380
THAYER, 1940 , P. 102 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPOTTED CHROMITE WITH PLANAR AND LINEAR BANDING. PARALLEL TO WALLS OF ORE BODY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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