The Sherwood Group Prospects is a nickel, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Baker 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, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.57833, -117.92000
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Sherwood Group Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sherwood Group Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
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
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE OF 1.22 % CR. TRACE AMTS OF CO, CU, AU, AG.
Analytical Data: ARITHMETIC AVERAGE OF 0.23 % NI. VALUES RANGE FROM 0.10 TO 2.36 % CR
Analytical Data: TOTAL OF 14 SAMPLES CONTAIN FROM 0.05 TO 0.50 % NI
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SHALLOW CUTS, TRENCHES, TEST PITS, 10 - FT. SHAFT, AND SHORT ADIT.
Comment (Geology): AREA IS OVERLAIN BY MIOCENE DOOLEY MTN. RHYOLITE. BURNT RIVER SCHISTS OF PRE-UPPER TRIASSIC AGE INCLUDE HIGHLY DEFORMED PHYLLITE, GREENSTONE, GREENSCHIST, AND SMALL LIMESTONE PODS. SMALL BODIES OF QUARTZ DIORITE, GABBRO, SERPENTINITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 60 - 61
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