Oregon · Douglas County
Producer

Nickel Mountain

Douglas County, Oregon, United States
NickelCobaltPlatinumPalladiumRutheniumRhodiumIridium
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Description

Sheepherders

Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCobalt, Platinum, Palladium
TertiaryRuthenium, Rhodium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTRATIFIED BLANKET
Ore controlLaterite Occurs In Two Areas, The First And Largest Coverstop Of Mountain And Has Been Mined; A Second Deposit, Considerably Smaller, Occurs In A Bench On Southeast Slope Of Mountain. Both Deposits Overlie Fresh Peridotite And Have A Well Developed Quartz-Garnierite Boxwork Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsChlorite, Chromite, Garnierite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Sepiolite, Spinel
GangueChalcedony
Geology
Associated rockSandstone · Riddle Formation;Riddle Formation;Riddle Formation;Dothan Formation;Dothan Formation;Dothan Formation;Dothan Formation;;;
StructureSee Comments, Rock Fault And Sring Fault Related To Saprolite Formation; Joints Related To Depth Of Saprolite; Former Water Table Related To Boxwork Ore.
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1882
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10067833
MRDS IDW000690
Alternate namesHanna Nickel Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates42.96093, -123.44005
References
PECORA, W.T., AND HOBBS, S.W., 1942, NICKEL DEPOSITS NEAR RIDDLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-I, P. 205-226.BOGERT, J.R., 1960, HOW FERRONICKEL IS PRODUCED FROM LOW GRADE LATERITE BY THE UGINE PROCESS: MINING WORLD, V. 22, NO. 11, P. 33-37.HOTZ, P.E., 1964, NICKELIFEROUS LATERITES IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 356-396.CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223, P. 51-52.SKINNER, W.R., 1973, HANNA MINING COMPANY: FINANCIAL TIMES OF LONDON, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, P. 306-307.CORNWALL, H.R., 1973, NICKEL, IN BROBST, D.A., AND PRATT, W.P., EDS., UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P.441; SEE ALSO VHAY, P. 148MINING JOURNAL OF LONDON, 1974, HANNA - FERRONICKEL PRICE UP: MINING JOURNAL OF LONDON, V. 282, NO. 7243, P. 489.CUMBERLIDGE, J.T., AND CHACE, F.M., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE, RIDDLE, OREGON, IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1933/1967, GRATON-SALES VOLUME: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 1650-1972.RAMP, LEN, 1978, INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES MISCELLANEOUS PAPER NO. 20, P. 9-15.HLADKE, F.R., 1993, MINING AND EXPLORATION IN OREGON DURING 1992: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 55, NO. 2, P. 27-34.PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLES, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.CORNWALL, 1966VHAY AND OTHERS, 1973