The Mccaleb No. 1 is a chromium mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,619 feet.
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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: 3,619 Feet (1,103 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 42.27833, -123.83194
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Mccaleb No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mccaleb No. 1
Secondary: Sourdough No. 1
Secondary: McCaleb's Sourdough No. 1
Secondary: Part of Mccaleb Group
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Ruthenium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Platinum
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: Mrs. B. A. Mccaleb
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
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: MASSIVE, DISSEMINATED LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinized
Rocks
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: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IR=<20 PPB
Analytical Data: RH=11 PPB. 3-FT CHANNEL SAMPLE YIELDED 14.59% CR2O3, 8.31% FE.
Analytical Data: RU=<100 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=11 PPB
Analytical Data: 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=19 PPB
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Location): IN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. 50 FT EAST OF SECTION LINE IN SEC. 12. UTM GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN IS FOR MINE SYMBOL IN SEC. 12 NEAR CENTER W/2; UTM FOR THIS IS 4680800N, 431410E.
Comment (Production): SEE RECORD M061569 FOR PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 40 X 20 X 10 FT
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBERS M013622 AND M061570 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE FILE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED CHROMITE LENSES ARE ABOUT 3 FT WIDE
References
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.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTIRES BULLETIN 52, P. 106.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, G.H., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, TABLE 7.
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