The Nome is a nickel, copper, and chromium 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Nickel, Copper, Chromium
Lat, Long: 44.3475, -118.83667
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Nome MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nome
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon City District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.45% CR2O3 AND 0.14% NI
Analytical Data: ONE SELECT SAMPLE RAN 0.98% CU
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PIT
Comment (Geology): MALACHITE FILLS FRACTURES IN SERPENTINE COUNTRY ROCK
References
Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T.P., CASE, J.E., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 117
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