The Free and Easy is a chromium, nickel, and cobalt mine located in Josephine 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: Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt
Lat, Long: 42.21667, -123.71083
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Free and Easy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Free and Easy
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Cobalt
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEVEN USBM SAMPLES AVERAGE 0.867 % NI, 0.028 % CO, 1.07 % CR.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT AREA APPEARS TO BE AN EROSIONAL REMNANT OF OLD LANDSLIDE OF MIXED HARZBURGITE, SOIL, SAPROLITE, SERPENTINITE.
Comment (Location): S 1/2
Comment (Deposit): ROCK CONTENT ABOUT 30 % BY VOLUME.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1978 DIREXPL ODGMI: MINOR AUGER SAMPLING AND MAPPING FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Reference (Deposit): 1953 DIREXPL CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM COMPANY: TWO BULLDOZER CUTS
Reference (Deposit): 1942 DIREXPL FREEPORT SULFUR COMPANY: DISCOVERY CUTS
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 31
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