Mine detail: Big Boy

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 44.34846, -118.93078

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel, Chromium
Ore: Chromite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Peridotite
Associated rock:Canyon Mountain Complex
Associated type:Peridotite
Tectonic:Ophiolite

References

MRDSM025550
DEP10036660
ReferenceTHAYER, T.P., CASE, J.E., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 11
ReporterFerns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.