Buck Chromite Prospect

The Buck Chromite Prospect is a chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,041 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: Buck Chromite Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation: 3,041 Feet (927 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.18944, -123.84917

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Buck Chromite Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buck Chromite Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Babyfoot-Little Chetco


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

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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Sheared


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013219) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Comment (Production): POSSIBLY SMALL AMOUNT SHIPPED


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, ODGMI BULL. 93, 79P.

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


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