The Rainy Day is a chromium mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,299 feet.
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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.95778, -123.15861
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Rainy Day MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainy Day
Secondary: Days Creek
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^43. % Cr2o3 (Conc)
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Form: PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shearing
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE FROM DUMP SHOWED 36.97% CR2O3, 11.27% FE, 16.70% SIO2
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SMALL BODY OF SERPENTINE WITH NUMEROUS SMALL BLOCKS OF MASSIVE GREENSTONE - POSSIBLY, TECTONICALLY EMPLACED ALONG THRUST CONTACT.
References
Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 75, 106 P.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
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