The Bauxite Dixie Mt is a titanium, metal, aluminum, and iron mine located in Washington 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: Titanium, Metal, Aluminum, Iron
Lat, Long: 45.68167, -122.98083
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Bauxite Dixie Mt MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bauxite Dixie Mt
Secondary: Hutchison-Nixon
Commodity
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Oregon
County: Washington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NODULAR OOCITIC
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Workings): DRILL HOLES AND CUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OCCUR AT SURFACE OF PRESENT TOPOGRAPHY
References
Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F. W., 1945 , FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. NO. 29 , P. 64
Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECON. GEOLOGY, VOL. 41 , P. 258 .
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