Red Cub

The Red Cub is a mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,041 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

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Site Name

Primary: Red Cub
Secondary: Red Flat Placers
Secondary: Red Mountain Property
Secondary: Red Flats Nickel Deposit

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Gold Beach 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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Big Basin Nickel Corp.
Percent: 10.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Red Flats Nickel Corp.
Percent: 60.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Phil Adams And Larry Lucas
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Ohio
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1930
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: Garnierite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Talc
Unknown: Wad
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. THE ATTITUDE & DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZATION ARE NOT KNOWN. RATIO. RECORD 080 STRIKE= LONGESTDIMENSION OF BODY,DIP DOESN RECORD 130. COVER DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY. MINE CAP EQUIP 850M WORK CAP 150MACQ 0 DEV 0 EXP 0 LEAD TIME TAILS FROM NI-CO PLANT 1360 MT AT1.43% 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 $1,126,106. P DAY OPERATING EXPENSE $319,464. FOR TOTAL CAPITAL $1,445,57

References

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 93, 1977, P. 34.

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