The Elkhorn Creek Mine is a chromium mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.43056, -123.71611
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Elkhorn Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elkhorn Creek Mine
Secondary: Kerby #22
Secondary: Briggs Creek Chrome
Secondary: Rose City Chrome
Secondary: Nigger Chrome
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Chrome Ridge
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: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1945
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^48. % Cr2o3
Year: 1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^50. % Cr2o3
Year: 1945
Time Period: 1942-1945
Material type: ORE (CR)
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Wwi 47% Cr2o3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): ONLY MINE IN AREA TO SHIP ANY QUANTITY WWI; IN 1938 A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS REMAINED BUT THERE WERE POSSIBLE RESERVES. Reports state 250-300 tons at 47% Cr2O3 was shipped.
Comment (Deposit): Not Seen In Place
Comment (Workings): Only Mine In Area To Ship Any Quantity Wwi; In 1938 A Few Hundred Pounds Remained But There Were Possible Reserves
Comment (General): There seems to be disagreement between the publications. In Ramp and Peterson (1979), one of the claims is grouped with the Sad Sack. In the other publications it is with other properties. Ramp and Peterson show these in different places on their map. It is probable that Bull. 14-C is most correct.
References
Reference (Deposit): Thayer, T. P., 1974, Unpubl. Data
Reference (Deposit): Oregon Metal Mines Handbook, 1942, ODGMI Bulletin 14-C, Vol. 2, Sec. 1, P.128-129
Reference (Deposit): Ramp, L. And Peterson, N.V., 1979, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Josephine County, Oregon; ODGMI Bulletin 100, Plate 2, No. 271.
Reference (Deposit): Ramp, Len, 1961, Chromite In Southwestern Oregon: Oregon Dept. Geology And Mineral Ind. Bulletin 52, 169 P. (P. 83)
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