The Red Flat is a nickel mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 42.3522, -124.29830
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Red Flat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Flat
Secondary: Red Flat Placers
Secondary: North Red Flats
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Cobalt
Secondary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Hunter Creek
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Big Basin Nickel Corp.
Percent: 13.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Red Flats Nickel Corp'N
Percent: 59.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Hanna Mining Co
Percent: 28.00
Home Office: Ohio
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Strip-Hillside
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1930
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M
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: Enstatite
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Garnierite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Montmorillonite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): OWNERS:HANNA MINING>28%,RED FLATS NI CORP.>59%,BIG BASIN NI CORP.>13%. NOT SURE IF WET OR DRY TONNES. ORE REC. EST. AT 85PCT OTHER NAMES:NORTH RED FLATS;RED FLAT PLACERS. *(ENTRY 11/86) RENEWED INTEREST IN DEVELOPING A LEACH OPERATION. DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO PROD.IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS VERY UNLIKELY
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BASED ON BUREAU ESTIMATES
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCE ESTIMATES WERE DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE IN 1976.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5072, 1954.
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