Commodities
PrimaryChromium, Platinum, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueSerpentine
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite · Canyon Mountain Complex
Tectonic settingOchoco-Blue Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10039223
MRDS IDM046809
Alternate namesProvince Lode Chrome, Blue Chrome
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.34096, -118.73438
References
STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 91-93, 113.THAYER, T.P., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, P. 108-109.