Basey Chromite Deposit

The Basey Chromite Deposit is a chromium mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,079 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: Basey Chromite Deposit  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.04333, -122.83556

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Basey Chromite Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Basey Chromite Deposit
Secondary: Black Warrior


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Red Mountain


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

Year: 1943
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^35% Cr2o3
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1954 50% CR2O3
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^37% Cr2o3
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1942-1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^38.7% Cr203 (Weighted Average)
Year: 1944
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^39% 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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Anthophyllite


Comments

Comment (Production): ORE REMAINING RANGES 5 TO 40% DISSEMINATED CR.

Comment (Deposit): NW FAULT CUTS OFF ORE TO NORTH

Comment (Geology): HR.AGE.MV: METAPERIDO

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBERS (M013853) AND (M061738) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.


References

Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T.P., 1974, UNPUBLISHED DATA

Reference (Deposit): FERNS, M.L., 1979, PETROLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY OF THE WRANGLE GAP-RED MOUNTAIN ULTRAMAFIC BODY; UNIV. OREGON MS THESIS, 124PP.

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


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