The Chrome King No. 3 is a chromium mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,120 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: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.31222, -123.81722
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Chrome King No. 3 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chrome King No. 3
Secondary: Part of Chrome King Group
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Palladium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Pearsoll Peak Area
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dr. E. E. Thompson
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1939
Year Last Production: 1953
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: PODS, LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults With Small Offset Strike N
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ultramafics Are Almost Totally Serpentinized
Rocks
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 PGE ANALYSES: PT=N(10)-30 PPB
Analytical Data: IR, RU NOT ANALYZED. CR:FE=2.5:1
Analytical Data: RH=N(4)-10 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=N(2)-14 PPB
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Production): HIGHEST GRADE ORE RAN 42-45% CR2O3 AT CR:FE=2.5:1
Comment (Deposit): WIDTH IS OF ORE-BEARING ZONE, THICKNESS IS INDIVIDUAL PODS.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS WITH DRIFTS, BULLDOZER CUTS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS NEAR A HORNBLENDE DIORITE DIKE 20 FT WIDE. DEPOSIT MAY LIE IN A LARGE SLUMP OR LANDSLIDE BLOCK.
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO CHROME KING NO. 1 (M060530) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M060530.
Comment (Location): UTM GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CHROME KING MINE SYMBOL SHOWN ON TOPO MAP; UTM FOR THIS IS 4684540N, 432620E.
References
Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T.P., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.
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.
Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, J.E., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON (REVISED ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 9, P. 44-45.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 58-59.
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