Snow Camp #1

The Snow Camp #1 is a chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,360 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: Snow Camp #1  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation: 3,360 Feet (1,024 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.32083, -124.13056

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Snow Camp #1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Snow Camp #1
Secondary: Part of Windy Valley Group


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Chetco


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Wilcox, Eugene M.


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY ONLY: 49.07% CR2O3, 12.65% FE, 7.10% SIO2


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION ONLY.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P. , P. 117


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