The Berry Prospect is a chromium and nickel mine located in Grant county, Oregon.
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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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Berry Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Berry Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 18 SAMPLES RANGE IN VALUE FROM 0.12 TO 0.29 % NI WITH AN AVERAGE OF 0.18 %. RANDOM SAMPLE FROM MAIN OUTCROP ASSAYS 0.13 % NI AND 0.10 % CR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): N 1/2 NW 1/4 SEC 2 ; SE 1/4 SEC 34 .
Comment (Workings): NO WORK DONE SINCE 1961
Comment (Geology): SILICA CARBONATE ROCK BELIEVED TO HAVE FORMED BY ALTERATION OF SERPENTINITE ALONG MAJOR FAULT ZONE (POSSIBLY BRANCH OF JOHN DAY FAULT).
References
Reference (Deposit): 1956 DIREXPL GROUP OF GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 59
Reference (Deposit): 1961 DIREXPL THREE DIAMOND-DRILL HOLES PUT DOWN
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