The Sunray Prospect is a nickel mine located in Malheur 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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Sunray Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunray Prospect
Secondary: Nickel Cigar
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Noril'sk Cu-Ni-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ARITHMETIC AVERAGE OF 10 SAMPLES IS 0.24 % NI
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO ODGMI BY NEAL ISSACSON IN 1957 , 1960 , 1961 , 1967
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL BULLDOZER CUTS.
Comment (Geology): SMALL BLOCKS OF GREENSTONE, GREENSCHIST, PHYLLITE AND CHERT ARE LOCALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SERPENTINITE. ROCKS ARE PART OF SMALL WINDOW OR FAULT SLICE OF PRE-TRIASSIC ROCKS IN JURASSIC SEDIMENTARY TERRAIN.
Comment (Deposit): RECENT SAMPLES TAKEN BY BROOKS DO NOT CONTAIN ANOMALOUS NICKEL FOUND IN EARLIER ASSAYS.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 61
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