The Lyons Mine is a mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,449 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: 5,449 Feet (1,661 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.3639, -118.29440
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Lyons Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lyons Mine
Secondary: Hiller
Secondary: Hiller Chrome
Secondary: Red Elephant Nickle Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Upper Burnt Riv
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Government
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Garnierite
Unknown: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS DEPOSIT IS NOT A RESOURCE THE NICKEL VALUES ARE TOO LOW CHROMITE DEPOSIT IS TOO SMALL IN SIZE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 20, 1978, P. 60
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965, P. 332.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963.
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