Sunray Prospect

The Sunray Prospect is a nickel mine located in Malheur 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: Sunray Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 44.33972, -117.59583

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Sunray Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunray Prospect
Secondary: Nickel Cigar


Commodity

Primary: Nickel


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur


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: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Noril'sk Cu-Ni-PGE


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ARITHMETIC AVERAGE OF 10 SAMPLES IS 0.24 % NI


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO ODGMI BY NEAL ISSACSON IN 1957 , 1960 , 1961 , 1967

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL BULLDOZER CUTS.

Comment (Geology): SMALL BLOCKS OF GREENSTONE, GREENSCHIST, PHYLLITE AND CHERT ARE LOCALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SERPENTINITE. ROCKS ARE PART OF SMALL WINDOW OR FAULT SLICE OF PRE-TRIASSIC ROCKS IN JURASSIC SEDIMENTARY TERRAIN.

Comment (Deposit): RECENT SAMPLES TAKEN BY BROOKS DO NOT CONTAIN ANOMALOUS NICKEL FOUND IN EARLIER ASSAYS.


References

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


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