Nome

The Nome is a nickel, copper, and chromium mine located in Grant 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: Nome  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel, Copper, Chromium

Lat, Long: 44.3475, -118.83667

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Nome MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nome


Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper
Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon City District


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.
Administrative Organization: Malheur Natioal Forest


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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.45% CR2O3 AND 0.14% NI
Analytical Data: ONE SELECT SAMPLE RAN 0.98% CU


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Workings): PIT

Comment (Geology): MALACHITE FILLS FRACTURES IN SERPENTINE COUNTRY ROCK


References

Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T.P., CASE, J.E., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 117


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