Oregon · Grant County
Past Producer

Ward Mine

Grant County, Oregon, United States
ChromiumAsbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryAsbestos
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePodiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formMASSIVE BLACK ORE, SPOTTED ORE, AND NODULAR ORE
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Chrysotile
Geology
Host rockDunite,Alluvium · Canyon Mountain Complex
Tectonic settingOphiolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1916 - 1918
Identification
Deposit ID10102956
MRDS IDM014905
Alternate namesB & J, Olson
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.38068, -118.89717
References
ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL 9 , P. 55OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - B, P. 38WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , CHROMITE IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIF. AND ORE: USGS BULL. 725 - A, P. 48 .1956-1957 PRODUCTION RECORD FROM ODGMI FILES