Dirty Face

The Dirty Face is a chromium mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,100 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: Dirty Face  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.32528, -123.79083

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Dirty Face MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dirty Face
Secondary: Happy Jack
Secondary: Burro
Secondary: Peach


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Illinois River


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: Siskiyou National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1944
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^39. % Cr2o3
Year: 1943
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^35. % Cr2o3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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

Form: FLOAT


Structure

Type: L
Description: Landslide


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS ON MASSIVE CHROMITE SHOWED 49.1% CR2O3
Analytical Data: 13.82% FE
Analytical Data: 18.5% FE, AND 48.86% CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M015290) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE

Comment (Production): MAINLY FROM BURRO CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): LANDSLIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.


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