Horseshoe Claims

The Horseshoe Claims is a chromium mine located in Jackson 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

Name: Horseshoe Claims

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.12556, -122.85056

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Horseshoe Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Horseshoe Claims


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Red Mountain


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Rogue River National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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): REPORTEDLY 45 TONS MINED AND 50 TONS IN SIGHT IN 1918

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A SHORT ADIT REPORTEDLY 45 TONS MINED AND 50 TONS IN SIGHT IN 1918

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M061182) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.


References

Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T.P., 1974, UNPUBLISHED DATA

Reference (Production): RAMP, 1961

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 52, P. 90

Reference (Deposit): DILLER, J.S., CHROMITE IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON; USGS BULL. 725


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