Mccaleb No. 2

The Mccaleb No. 2 is a chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,281 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mccaleb No. 2
Secondary: Part of Mccaleb Group

Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Rhodium

Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Pearsoll Peak Area

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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Mc Caleb, Mrs. B. A.
Years: 1961 -

Production

Year: 1956
Time Period: 1953-1956
Material type: CONC
Description: Cp_Grade: ^50% Cr2o3, Cr:Fe=2.5:1

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)

Orebody

Form: ZONE OF BANDED, DISSEMINATED CHROMITE

Structure

Type: L
Description: High-Angle Faults, Landsliding

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization

Rocks

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RH=N(4)-10 PPB
Analytical Data: IR, RU NOT ANALYZED. COMPOSITE SAMPLE YIELDED 30.7% CR2O3, CR:FE=2.5:1
Analytical Data: PD=N(2)-40 PPB
Analytical Data: 3 PGE ANALYSES: PT=10-60 PPB

Materials

Ore: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Location): IN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. UTM GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN IS FOR MINE SYMBOL IN SEC. 11 NEAR COMMON SEC. BOUNDARY; UTM FOR THIS IS 4680780N, 431150E.

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M061569.

Comment (Production): SEE RECORD MO61569 FOR MORE PRODUCTION DATA

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ARE FOR HOST DUNITE. DEPOSIT CONTAINS A FEW SMALL LENSES OF MASSIVE ORE

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT 350 X 250 X 150 FT

References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 31.

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 106-107.

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.

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