The Unnamed Prospect is a silver, chromium, cobalt, nickel, and platinum mine located in Harney county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,001 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Chromium, Cobalt, Nickel, Platinum
Lat, Long: 42.22222, -119.35333
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Harney
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northwest Trending Eugene-Denio Lineament
Type: L
Description: High Angle Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Clay Alteration
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 30 PPB PT, 16 PPM AG
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ATTITUDE IS OF HOST DIKE, WHICH IS 10-15 FT THICK.
Comment (Workings): A SMALL PROSPECT PIT
Comment (Location): IN SPAULDING BLM WILDERNESS STUDY AREA
Comment (Commodity): PT AND PD ALSO PRESENT ABOUT 2 MI NORTH OF PROSPECT AND AT BLACK HOPE CLAIMS ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH OF PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, M.S., 1988, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SPAULDING STUDY AREA, HARNEY AND LAKE COUNTIES, OREGON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 23-88, 30 P
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