The Wonder Group is a chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,301 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
Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.27306, -123.84528
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Wonder Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wonder Group
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^50. % Cr2o3 (Conc.)
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^53. % Cr2o3 (Conc)
Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^48. % Cr2o3 (Conc)
Year: 1953
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^50. % Cr2o3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Landslide
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FROM WONDER #1 ASSAYED 42.74% CR2O3, 13.63% FE
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE FROM WONDER #2 CUTS ASSAYED 42.03% CR2O3, 11.64% FE
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Production): AFTER EXPLORATION & SOME MINING OPERATION WAS SHUT DOWN FOR LACK OF MILLING ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1240-E, 1982, MAP NO. 12.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
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