Dream Claims

The Dream Claims is a chromium mine located in Grant county, Oregon.

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: Dream Claims  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 44.79583, -118.62083

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Dream Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dream Claims
Secondary: Dream 1 , 2 , 3
Secondary: Black Hawk 1 , 2
Secondary: Olive Lake Chromite


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Desolation Creek


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Umatilla National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Podiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: KIDNEY/SMALL SEGREGATIONS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: COMPOSITE SAMPLE PICKED FROM FRACTURE ZONE DUMP RAN 45 % CR2O3.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4; 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PART OF THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN 4 FRACTURE ZONE APPROXIMATELY 6 FT. WIDE STRIKING S 30 E.

Comment (Workings): ABOUT 20 PITS DUG ON CLAIMS VALUE OF CHROMITE MINED IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN $1200.

Comment (Production): VALUE OF CHROMITE MINED IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN $1200.


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 100


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