Commodities
PrimaryChromium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePodiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formORE BODY WAS WEDGE SHAPED ( 4 FT. WIDE AT TOP, 1 FT. AT DEPTH OF 15 FT. )
Geology
Host rockDunite · Canyon Mountain Complex
Tectonic settingOphiolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10033097
MRDS IDM015022
Alternate namesMorgan, Campbell, Hanenkrat, Big Bertha No. 1, Lost Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.32735, -118.73799
References
WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON: U.S.G.S. BULL. 725 - A. P. 43 .THAYER, T. P., 1940 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, ORE. U.S.G.S., BULL. 922 - D, P. 108 .OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 27 , 36 .