U of O Prospect

The U of O Prospect is a chromium mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,759 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

Name: U of O Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,759 Feet (2,060 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 44.34611, -118.77611

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U of O Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: U of O Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Ruthenium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon City District


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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: IR=<20 PPB
Analytical Data: RH=8 PPB.
Analytical Data: RU=<100 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=16 PPB
Analytical Data: 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=30 PPB


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSIS IN CARLSON AND OTHERS (1985) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): IN MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. TOPO MAP SHOWS NO PROSPECTS IN AREA

Comment (Deposit): SOMETIMES CONSIDERED PART OF RAY SPRINGS MINE. SEE ALSO: MRDS M015020.


References

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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