The Woodcock Mountain is a cobalt, chromium, iron, and nickel mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Cobalt, Chromium, Iron, Nickel
Lat, Long: 42.13917, -123.70194
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Woodcock Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Woodcock Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Iron
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Waldo
Land Status
Land ownership: County
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE OF SOIL IS ABOUT 1.00 % NI, 2.00 % CR2O3, 0.11 % CO, 27 % FE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE CONTENT OF UNWEATHERED ROCK IN SOIL ESTIMATED AT 35 % BY VOLUME.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 90-FOOT INCLINED SHAFT AND NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Geology): AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY SERPENTINIZED HARZBURGITE OF JOSEPHINE ULTRAMAFIC SHEET, WHICH ARE IN FAULT CONTACT WITH GALICE FORMATION MARINE SEDIMENTS. MOST DIKES AND ASSOCIATED SHEARING HAVE A NORTHERLY TREND AND STEEP DIP THAT IS PARALLEL WITH CONTACTS AND REGIONAL TECTONIC FABRIC. COUNTRY ROCK IS PERIDOTITE, OR SAXONITE, WITH LARGE CRYSTALS OF ENSTATITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ODGM1 BULL. 14-C, VOL. II, SEC. I, P. 224
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 43 .
Reference (Deposit): 1947 DIREXPL ODGMI MAPPED AND SAMPLED DEPOSIT BY HAND AUGERING
Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL USBM BULLDOZER TRENCHING AND EXTENSIVE AUGERING
Reference (Deposit): 1957 DIREXPL NEW DELHI MINES, LTD. CHURN-DRILLED
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