The King Mountain is a chromium mine located in Jackson 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
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King Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1918-1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^44 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR SPRING
Comment (Workings): ADIT, CUT
References
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, N J AND OTHERS, 1977, PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WIMER QUADRANGLE, OREGON; USGS GEOL MAP MF-848
Reference (Deposit): TREASHER, R C, 1943, KING MOUNTAIN CHROMITE, ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
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