Mine detail: Red Elephant Prospect

Previously called 'Hiller Chrome MineLyons Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.36374, -118.29465

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Mercury, Nickel
Ore: Chromite, Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz, Serpentine

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Serpentinite,Chert
Associated type:Andesite
Tectonic:Melange

References

MRDSM054913
DEP10040222
Reference{Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.}{Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1945, USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000}{Deposit:: LOWERY, W.D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IRONSIDE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, ODGMI OPEN FILE REPORT, P. 71. & 5)RAMP, L., 1978, INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON, ODGMI MISC. PAPER 20., P. 60.}{Deposit:: 1942 RECON ODGMI FILE REPORT}{Deposit:: 1963 COMPIL ODGMI REF. 1}{Deposit:: 1978 COMPIL ODGMI REF. 5}{Production:: ODGMI FILES}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)