Mine detail: Benson

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Location: Grant County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.46485, -119.02495
dep_id: 10033012
mrds_id: M014870
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Podiform
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chromite
orebody_fm: 2 SMALL KIDNEYS, ONE ELONGATED IRREGULAR BAND
Reporter: Lee, W., Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_type: Serpentinite
References:
  • Deposit:: ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 9 , P. 67
  • Reserve-Resource:: ALLEN, 1938 , P. 67 .
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