Summers Prospect

The Summers Prospect is a nickel 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: Summers Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 44.60389, -118.70750

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Summers Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Summers Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Nickel


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant


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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FIVE SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.10 , 0.10 , 0.67 , 0.23 , 0.17 % NI


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC 23 ; ADJACENT TO PATENTED DIXIE MEADOWS GOLD MINE

Comment (Workings): NO FURTHER WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS PROSPECT.

Comment (Geology): SAMPLE CONTAINING 0.23 % NI IS ALTERED DUNITE WITH MINOR GARNERITE ALONG FRACTURES SIMILAR TO ROCKS FOUND AT NICKEL MOUNTAIN.

Comment (Deposit): THIS PROSPECT IS REPORTED TO BE IN SEC 19 , T. 11 S., R. 33 E.; THE REPORTED LOCATION OF THE ASSAY SAMPLES SHOWING NICKEL WAS NOT FOUND BY INVESTIGATORS


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 61


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