Rock Creek No 1

The Rock Creek No 1 is a chromium mine located in Coos county, Oregon.

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: Rock Creek No 1

State:  Oregon

County:  Coos

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.68, -124.13500

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Rock Creek No 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rock Creek No 1


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Coos


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1959
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^47. % Cr2o3
Year: 1957
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^48. % Cr2o3
Year: 1956
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^44. % Cr2o3
Year: 1956
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^47. % Cr2o3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: FLAT LYING IRREGULAR ZONE OF CRUSHED CHROMITE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LANDSLIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 52, 1961, P. 111.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 80, 1973, P. 52.


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