Mine detail: Baldface Ridge

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Location: Curry County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.0726, -123.9031
dep_id: 10033296
mrds_id: M015602
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel
Minor mineral: Cobalt, Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Soil
conc_proc: Leaching And Oxidation By Surficial Weathering
Reporter: Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.), Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Josephine Peridotite
hrock_type: Serpentinite
arock_unit: Dothan Formation
arock_type: Dacite
References:
  • Deposit:: RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 19
  • Deposit:: RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIALS OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.47
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL INSPIRATION DEVELOPMENT COMPAN
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