The Linda Marie is a chromium mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 850 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: 850 Feet (259 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.91833, -123.51139
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Linda Marie MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Linda Marie
Secondary: Triple L
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fitzpatrick Brothers
Owner Name: Shippen, Harry
Production
Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^48. % Cr2o3 (Conc)
Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^44. % Cr2o3 (Conc.)
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^45. % Cr2o3 (Conc)
Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^44. % Cr2o3
Year: 1953
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^42. % Cr2o3
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: LENS, FLOAT
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5 ASSAYS RANGED 40.85 - 52.27% CR2O3, 11.29 - 12.18% FE, 1.95 - 11.66% CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): D1 - D2 ATTRIBUTED TO LINDA MARIE; D3 - D7 TO TRIPLE "L"
Comment (Deposit): NOT SEEN IN PLACE
Comment (Workings): D1 - D2 ATTRIBUTED TO LINDA MARIE; D3 - D7 TO TRIPLE #L#
Comment (Deposit): SMALL LENSES OF MASSIVE OR OCCUR IN NW TRENDING SHEARED ZONE OF SERP.
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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