The Yellow Jacket Claim is a chromium mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,039 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: 4,039 Feet (1,231 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.43083, -123.73833
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Yellow Jacket Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellow Jacket Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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: KIDNEY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): NO ACCURATE RECORD
Comment (Deposit): SOMETIMES ALONG FISSURES, POSSIBLY FORMED BY SHEARING OF BANDED ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF JOEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, PLATE 2, NO.224.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F. G., PAGE, L. R., AND JAMES, H. L., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE SOURDOUGH AREA, CURRY COUNTY, AND THE BRIGGS CREEK AREA, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 922-P,
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
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