The Gardner is a chromium mine located in Baker 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
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Gardner MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gardner
Secondary: Northey Ranch Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Sumpter
Land Status
Not available
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES AND KIDNEYS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 37.60 TO 51 % OF CHROMIC OXIDE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN CRUSHED TALCOSE ROCKS AND IS MOST ABUNDANT IN SHATTERED SEAMS AND ZONES; THESE VARY IN POSITION.
Comment (Deposit): BLACK GRAINS OF CHROMITE
References
Reference (Deposit): ODGMI FILE REPOR
Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 725 - A, P. 54
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