Diamond Nickel Deposit

The Diamond Nickel Deposit is a mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,199 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: Diamond Nickel Deposit  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 42.0178, -123.87360

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Diamond Nickel Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Diamond Nickel Deposit
Secondary: Diamond Laterite


Commodity

Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Chetco


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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Wad
Unknown: Talc
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Kaolin
Unknown: Garnierite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Chalcedony


Comments

Comment (Deposit): RECORDS 060,070,080- LATERITIC SOIL COMPOSED OF HYDROUS FE CLAY MINERALS,WAD AND POSS. GAR- NIERITE WITH RESIDUAL QTZ. CHROMITE AND ETC.-RECORD 060 S.G.CALC. FOR A 60/40 ROCK TO S RATIO. RECORD 080 STRIKE= LONGESTDIMENSION OF ZONE,DIP DOESN RECORD 130. COVER DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY.-RECORD 080 ZONE IS COMPOSED OF 6 SCATTERED LATERITE PATCHES COMPRISIN HECTARES WITHIN A MUCH LARGER AREA. MINE CAP EQUIP 140M WORK CAP 20M ACQ 0 EXP 0 DEV 0 LEAD TIME TAILS FROM NI-CO PLANT 136 MT AT 2.24% CR2O3 IS FEED GRAVITY THIS FEED -1/4 INCH SO NO CRUSH +BIN+CONVEY+SCREEN COSTS INC IN CHROMITE CAPITAL COST MADE UP GRAVITY PLANT $387,174. PLU DAY OPERATING EXPENSE $76,010. FOR TOTAL CAPITAL $463,184.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).


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