The Collier Creek is a nickel, chromium, cobalt, and iron mine located in Curry 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: Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt, Iron
Lat, Long: 42.39139, -124.04917
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Collier Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Collier Creek
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS IN REFERENCE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ROCK CONTENT VARIES FROM ABOUT 30 TO 80 %
Comment (Geology): LATERITES DEVELOPED ON PARTLY SERPENTINIZED HARZBURGITE. ULTRAMAFICS ARE THRUST OVER LATE JURASSIC MARINE SEDIMENTS.
Comment (Location): AREA EXTENDS INTO 4 TOWNSHIPS; SEC 20 , 29 , 30 , 31 , T 36 S, R 11 W; SOUTH EDGE OF SEC 36 , T 36 S, R 12 W; SEC 1 , 2 , T 37 S, R 12 W; AND MINOR PATCHES IN SEC. 6 , T 37 S, R 11 W.
Comment (Deposit): THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE EXPLORATION OF THE AREA FOR NICKEL. PROSPECTING HAS BEEN MAINLY FOR COPPER AND CHROMITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1954 RECON APPLING, R. N. UNPUBLISHED REPORT IN COOPERATION WITH CALIFORNIA - OREGON POWER CO. AND U.S.B.M
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 45 - 46
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