Liberty Chrome South

The Liberty Chrome South is a copper, platinum, chromium, palladium, and nickel mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,152 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

Name: Liberty Chrome South  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Platinum, Chromium, Palladium, Nickel

Lat, Long: 44.3275, -118.73500

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Liberty Chrome South MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Liberty Chrome South
Secondary: Hanenkrat
Secondary: Morgan
Secondary: Big Bertha
Secondary: Sheep Rock Deposits


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Palladium
Primary: Nickel


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon City District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)


Orebody

Form: POD-LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.14% CU
Analytical Data: 0.17% NI
Analytical Data: 0.002 OZ/TON (70 PPB) PT
Analytical Data: STOCKPILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 22.7% CR203


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Serpentine


Comments

Comment (Location): IN STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS. LOCATION GIVEN IS ADJACENT TO TRAIL NEAR CENTER OF SECTION

Comment (Commodity): SEE RECORD M025546 FOR MORE ASSAYS

Comment (Development): RELOCATED AS THE PROVINCE LODE CHROME GROUP IN 1939

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M046809, M025546, M015022.

Comment (Deposit): 2-3 IN. WIDE CHROMITE-BEARING LENSES

Comment (Geology): LENSES OF CHROMITE-RICH SERPENTINE


References

Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T.P., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, P. 108-109.

Reference (Deposit): STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 91-93, 113.


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