Mine detail: Carter Creek Divide Claim

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 42.20788, -123.84477

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Rhodium, Platinum
Ore: Chromite
Orebody form: MASSIVE LENS, FLOAT

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Josephine Ophiolite
Host type:Serpentinite
Structure:Shears, Landslides
Tectonic:Accreted Terranes Of Klamath Mountains

References

MRDSM061545
DEP10098527
Reference{Analytical Data:: CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985}{Deposit:: RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 65.}{Deposit:: RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 30.}{Deposit:: CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.}
ReporterFerns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.