The (Facility) Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex is a nickel and iron mine located in Douglas 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
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel, Iron
Lat, Long: 42.9569, -123.44220
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(Facility) Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: (Facility) Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Glenbrook Nickel Co.
Company ID: 3500391
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Hanna Nickel Smelting Co.
Company ID: 3500391
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Ohio
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter
Plant Subtype: Smelter-Pyrometallurgy
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
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Comments
Comment (Production): GLENBROOK NICKEL CO. REACTIVATED THE FORMER HANNA NICKEL CO. SMELTER TO PROCESS 6 MILLION TONS OF STOCKPILED LATERITE GRADING 0.7 PERCENT NICKEL LEFT AT THE SITE WHEN HANNA CLOSED THE SMELTER IN JAN. 1987.
References
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 2. P. 38-39.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1990 OREGON
Reference (Deposit): DETAILS. SMELTER PRODUCT IS FERRONICKEL.
Reference (Deposit): SEE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE, SEQ NO. 0410190001 FOR PRODUCTION
Reference (Deposit): SMELTER IS PART OF MINE-PLANT COMPLEX AT RIDDLE OREGON.
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