The Onion Springs #1 is a chromium mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,669 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: 4,669 Feet (1,423 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.70639, -123.20083
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Onion Springs #1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Onion Springs #1
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1951
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^43.8 % Cr2o3, 11.9 % Fe
Year: 1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^43.1 % Cr2o3, 12.8 % Fe
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 43.8% CR2O3, 11.99% FE
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF 1951 - 1952 SHIPMENTS - 43.1% CR2O3, 12.8% FE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SMALL LENSES IN SCATTERED SERPENTINE BODIES
References
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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