The Moore Chromite is a chromium mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,320 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: 2,320 Feet (707 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.67972, -123.29222
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Moore Chromite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moore Chromite
Secondary: Mammoth
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
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
Not available
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: THIN LENS, STREAKS, SEGMENTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Harzburgite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF MORE MASSIVE ORE -39.3% CR2O3, 13.7% FE
Analytical Data: MIXED -29.9% CR2O3, 11.2% FE
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): 10-15 TONS OF LOW-TO-MEDIUM -GRADE PILED ON DUMP. SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED RAN 40% CR2O3 AND HIGH IRON.
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBERS (M013432) AND (M015193) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P
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