The Smith River is a nickel 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
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Smith River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith River
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Chromium
Secondary: Cobalt
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.
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
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: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Syncline Structure, Serpentine
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYS IN REFERENCE. SOIL AND SAPROLITE AVERAGE ABOUT 0.73 % NI, 0.07 % CO, 1.76 % CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Soil
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE ROCK CONTENT OF SOIL ABOUT 40 %
Comment (Geology): AREA LIES ON SYNCLINAL NOSE OF THRUST SHEET OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCK OVER DOTHAN FORMATION MARINE SEDIMENTS. ULTRAMAFICS CONSIST OF HARZBURGITE.
Comment (Deposit): EXPLORATION HAS CONSISTED OF AERIAL PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE MAPPING USING 1973 COLOR INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHS, SURFACE RECONNAISSANCE MAPPING, AND HAND AUGER SAMPLING.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 39 - 40
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.49
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