The Red Dog Van Gwyn Group is a chromium mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Red Dog Van Gwyn Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Dog Van Gwyn Group
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Illinois River
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): ABOUT 60 TONS PRODUCTION.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY TRENCHES AND BULLDOZER WORK. ABOUT 60 TONS PRODUCTION.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: A CHROMITE LENS AS MUCH AS 6 FEET THICK THAT PINCHED RAPIDLY TO 6 INCHES OR LESS, OCCURRED IN A N-TRENCHING, STEEPLY DIPPING ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ODGMI BULL. 52, P. 141
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979, PLATE 2, NO. 213.
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