The Nickel Mountain Group is a nickel mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,241 feet.
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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: 3,241 Feet (988 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 42.96111, -123.43889
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Nickel Mountain Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nickel Mountain Group
Secondary: Upper Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Riddle District
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
Owner Name: Hanna Mining Co.
Years: 1978 -
Production
Year: 1958
Time Period: 1916-1958
Material type: ORE CR
Description: Cp_Grade: ^50.23% Cr203 (Weighted Average Grade) (Lower Ore Body)
Year: 1958
Time Period: 1952-1958
Material type: ORE CR
Description: Cp_Grade: ^42-48% Cr203 (Lower Ore Body)
Year: 1918
Time Period: 1916-1918
Material type: ORE CR
Description: Cp_Grade: ^High Grade (1917=55% Cr203) (Lower Ore Body)
Year: 1960
Time Period: 1954-1960
Material type: ORE NI
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.5% Ni Both Ore Bodies
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Residual
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1864
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
Model Name: Lateritic Ni
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tertiary Klamath Peneplain (Upper Body), Sherwood Peneplain (Lower Body)
Type: L
Description: Klamath Peneplain, Rock Fault And Associated Faults, Fractures And Joints.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MASSIVE FLOAT AT LOWER ORE BODY HAS 54.60% CR2O3, 10.08% FE
Analytical Data: SIMILAR ORE 51.60% CR2O3, 10.75% FE IN CHROME-RICH ZONES. RH=25 PPB
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS W000690.
Comment (Location): NEARBY LOWER ORE BODY IS IN SEC. 20, LAT 42-57-11N, LONG 123-26-07W. UTM: NORTHING 4755492.2, EASTING 464495.2, ZONE +10, ALTITUDE 2,550 FT ON SOUTH SIDE OF NICKEL MOUNTAIN.
Comment (Production): LARGE NICKEL PRODUCTION, SMALL CHROME PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS OF DEPOSIT ARE UPPER ORE BODY / LOWER ORE BODY. BOTH ORE BODIES REPRESENT ERODED REMNANT OF NICKEL-BEARING LATERITE-SAPROLITE DEPOSIT THAT FORMED OVER ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS. LATERITE CAPPING HAS BEEN ERODED. LENSES OF CHROMITE FOUND WITHIN THE ORE BODIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: UPPER BODY; 12 FT X 4 FT, STRIKE N 20 E DIP 55 SE. LOWER BODY; SMALL DEPOSIT OF UNSTATED DIMENSION.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978, INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES MISCELLANEOUS PAPER NO. 20, P. 9-15.
Reference (Deposit): CUMBERLIDGE, J.T., AND CHASE, F.M., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE, RIDDLE, OREGON, IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1933/1967, GRATON-SALES VOLUME: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 1650-1672.
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 75, P. 59-66.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 120
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