| Lat / long: | 44.35318, -118.92384 |
| Primary: | Chromium |
| Ore: | Chromite |
| Gangue: | Aragonite, Calcite |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR AND ISOLATED LENSES |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Podiform |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Production years: | 1917 - 1918 |
| Host rock: | Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Host type: | Peridotite |
| Tectonic: | Ophiolite |
| MRDS | M014927 |
| DEP | 10098326 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 9 , P. 55}{Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 27 - 28}{Deposit:: WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON, U. S. G. S. BULL. 725 - A, P. 49 .}{Deposit:: HUNDHAUSEN, R.J. AND OTHERS, 1956, EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION STUDIES, JOHN DAY CHROMITES, OREGON; USBM INV. REPT. 5238, P.9, 15}{Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL USBM REF.} |
| Reporter | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.), Gray, Jerry J., Lee, W. |