Trails End

The Trails End is a chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,919 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: Trails End  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation: 1,919 Feet (585 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.8475, -124.31917

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Trails End MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Trails End


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Prospect
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: R
Description: Thrust Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY 14.50% CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE CHROMITE NOT SEEN IN PLACE

Comment (Commodity): LOW GRADE


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.32

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 52, P. 118


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