Description
Freeport Sulfur Company
Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryNickel, Cobalt, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSEAMS, BANDS, VEINLIKE
Ore controlDunite
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Garnierite
Geology
Host rockDunite · Josephine Peridotite
Associated rockDiabase · Rogue Formation
StructureHigh-Angle, West Dipping Fault, And High-Angle, Northeast Trending Fault
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10043140
MRDS IDM061649
Alternate namesEight Dollar No. 1, Nickel-Chrome Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.2376, -123.66366
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATAOREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1952 , ODGMI BULL. 14-C, V. 2 , SEC. 1 , P. 137 .RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 29 - 315) RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, P.371953 GEOLMAP CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM COMPANY1957 DIREXPL NEW DELHI MINES, LTD.1978 GEOLMAP ODGMI-LEN RAMP