The Black Boy is a chromium mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.73222, -123.20694
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Black Boy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Boy
Secondary: Starvout Group
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Riddle
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^45. % Cr2o3 (Conc)
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS AS HIGH AS 48% CR2O3 WERE OBTAINED
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): AVERAGE GRADE ABOUT 45% CR2O3, 12% FE; INCLUDES PRODUCTION FROM YELLOW JACKET CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): DRILLING OF ZONE UNDERLYING LARGE OPENCUT MIGHT INDICATE ADDITIONAL ORE.
Comment (Workings): AVERAGE GRADE ABOUT 45% CR2O3, 12% FE; INCLUDES PRODUCTION FROM YELLOW JACKET CLAIM
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HIGHLY SHEARED DARK GREENISH - BLACK SERPENTINITE
References
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): THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
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