| Deposit ID | 10274427 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015603 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410150244 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chrome Creek Nickel Laterite Area |
| Related records | 10033297 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.91446, 42.10172 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 853 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
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 | 040 S | 010 W | 18 | NWNWSW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Enstatite | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Wad | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -123.91446, 42.10172 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 484M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 254M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 230HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| District name | Vulcan Peak |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150244 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015603 | MAS references MRDS |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 93, 1977, P. 47.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 20, 1978,
P. 23.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS AREA CONTAINS 21 PODS OF LATERITE SCATTERED OVER A TOWN THE FIRST TIER OF TOWNSHIPS TO THE WEST. THE DEPOSITS ARE DI INTO TWO TYPES, A LOW GRADE, & A SUBMARGINAL GRADE. THE LOW RESOURCES ARE INDICATED ON MATRIX 2 & THE SUBMARGINAL GRADE RESOURCES ARE INDICATED ON MATRIX 3. THE LENGTH, WIDTH, & OR TION ARE AVERAGES FOR THE 21 PODS. MATRIX 1 IS AN ACUMULATI MATRIX 2 & MATRIX 3. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-JUL-92 | Lindsey, David S. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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