The Eagle Mountain Prospect is a chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,019 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: 4,019 Feet (1,225 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.27111, -123.82583
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Eagle Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eagle Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Pearsoll Peak
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.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ultramafics Totally Serpentinized
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RH=N(4), 30 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=N(4), <4 PPB
Analytical Data: 2 PGE ANALYSES: PT=N(10), 14 PPB
Analytical Data: IR, RU NOT ANALYZED.
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY LINE AND JUST SOUTH OF SEC. 12 BOUNDARY. UTM GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN ARE FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL NEXT TO SEC. BOUNDARY SHOWN ON TOPO MAP; UTM FOR THIS IS 4680020N, 431970E.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONTAINS ONLY A SMALL QUANTITY OF ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1975, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UPPER CHETCO DRAINAGE AREA, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 88, P. 25.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, TABLE 7.
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.
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