Prospect South of Vulcan Peak

The Prospect South of Vulcan Peak 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

Name: Prospect South of Vulcan Peak  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 42.16194, -123.98139

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Prospect South of Vulcan Peak MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Prospect South of Vulcan Peak


Commodity

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


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

Not available


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

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Type: L
Description: Serpentinite Is Mostly Blocky Rather Than Sheared


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Harzburgite Is Partly Serpentinized And Foliated


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: IR, RU NOT ANALYZED
Analytical Data: RH=7 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=20 PPB
Analytical Data: 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=100 PPB


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Location): CADASTRAL COORDINATES ESTIMATED, AREA UNSURVEYED. IN KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION; TOPO MAP SHOWS NO PROSPECTS IN AREA.

Comment (Commodity): PAGE AND OTHERS (1975) REPORTED OTHER PGE ANALYSES IN GENERAL AREA. THEY ARE NOT RECORDED AS SEPARATE MRDS ENTRIES

Comment (Geology): VULCAN PEAK IS CONSIDERED AN ALPINE TYPE PERIDOTITE WITHIN THE JOSEPHINE OPHIOLITE


References

Reference (Deposit): HIMMELBERG, G.R., AND LONEY, R.A., 1973, PETROLOGY OF THE VULCAN PEAK ALPINE-TYPE PERIDOTITE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 84, P. 1585-1600.

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 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.

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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