Vancils

The Vancils is a chromium mine located in Grant 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: Vancils  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 44.21139, -118.96528

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Vancils MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Vancils
Secondary: Lucky Strike Claim


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Silvies


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Podiform
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED AT 45 % CHROMIC OXIDE


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): 124 TONS OF ORE

Comment (Deposit): VERY LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 150 .

Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 725 - A, P. 53 .


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