Oregon · Curry County
Occurrence

Red Flat Laterite

Curry County, Oregon, United States
NickelChromiumCobaltMercuryPlatinumSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel
TertiaryChromium, Cobalt, Mercury, Platinum, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlWeatherinc Cycle
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Cinnabar, Garnierite, Magnetite, Mercury
Geology
Associated rockHarzburgite · Josephine Ophiolite;Colebrook Schist;Dothan Formation;Otter Point Sediments
StructureSlumping And Landsliding Fairly Common
Tectonic settingCalifronia Coast Ranges
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040960
MRDS IDM055858
Alternate namesRed Flat Placer, Red Gold Association Nos. 1-9
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.34148, -124.29089
References
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OERGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 1, P. 64.BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 55, P. 99.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN OREGON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 323.HUNDHAUSEN, R.J., MC WILLIAMS, J.R., AND BANNING, L.H., 1954, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE RED FLATS NICKEL DEPOSITS, CURRY COUNTY, OREG.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5072, 19 P.DOLE, HOLLIS, LIBBEY, E.W., AND MASON, R.S., 1948, NICKEL-BEARING LATERITE AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, ORE BIN, V. 10, NO. 5, P. 33-38.RAMP, LEN, 1978, INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES MISCELLANEOUS PAPER NO. 20, P. 15-18.RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 49.HOTZ, P.E., 1964, NICKELIFEROUS LATERITES IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, P. 355-396.