The Collier Creek Laterites is a nickel mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,880 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
Elevation: 1,880 Feet (573 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 42.4019, -124.05640
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Collier Creek Laterites MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Collier Creek Laterites
Secondary: Kalmiopsis Wilderness
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): GOLD REERVES ARE ESTIMATED AT 0.001 OUNCE PER TON (0.03 G/T SILVER RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED AT 0.1 OUNCE PER TON (3.0 G/T)
References
Reference (Deposit): MAP NO. 2.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1240-E, 1982,
Oregon Gold
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