The Louie is a chromium mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,649 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: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 44.3664, -118.83560
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Louie MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Louie
Secondary: Pc 9
Secondary: Miller Ranch
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Clinton P. Haight
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1993
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES MILOC DATABASE, 1993.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINE MAP REPOSITORY (WFOC).
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