Smith River

The Smith River is a nickel mine located in Curry 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: Smith River  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 42.01472, -123.97667

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Smith River MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smith River


Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Chromium
Secondary: Cobalt


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Syncline Structure, Serpentine


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYS IN REFERENCE. SOIL AND SAPROLITE AVERAGE ABOUT 0.73 % NI, 0.07 % CO, 1.76 % CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Soil


Comments

Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE ROCK CONTENT OF SOIL ABOUT 40 %

Comment (Geology): AREA LIES ON SYNCLINAL NOSE OF THRUST SHEET OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCK OVER DOTHAN FORMATION MARINE SEDIMENTS. ULTRAMAFICS CONSIST OF HARZBURGITE.

Comment (Deposit): EXPLORATION HAS CONSISTED OF AERIAL PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE MAPPING USING 1973 COLOR INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHS, SURFACE RECONNAISSANCE MAPPING, AND HAND AUGER SAMPLING.


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 39 - 40

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.49


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