Gardner Ranch

The Gardner Ranch 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: Gardner Ranch  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 44.37, -118.89389

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Gardner Ranch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gardner Ranch
Secondary: Carlsen
Secondary: Zero
Secondary: Al Dunn


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Canyon


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1958
Time Period: 1955-1958
Material type: CONC.(CR)
Description: Cp_Grade: ^49% Cr2o3


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED PRIOR TO 1955.


References

Reference (Production): ODGMI FILES

Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1958, GARDNER CHROME; ODGMI FILE REPORT


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