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Basey Chromite Deposit

Past Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043172
MRDS ID M061703
Record type Site
Current site name Basey Chromite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Black Warrior

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.83669, 42.04316 (WGS84)
Elevation 1853
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040S 001W 32 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Anthophyllite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.83669, 42.04316
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Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: METAPERIDO

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Red Mountain

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Material ?
    Description Ap_Grade: ^35% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 35wt-pct
  • Year 1944
    Material ?
    Description Ap_Grade: ^39% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 39wt-pct
  • Year 1954
    Period 1942-1954
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^38.7% Cr203 (Weighted Average)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 39wt-pct
  • Year 1954
    Period 1954 50% CR2O3
    Material ?
    Description Ap_Grade: ^37% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 37wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE REMAINING RANGES 5 TO 40% DISSEMINATED CR.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M061703
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410290323

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.

  • Deposit

    THAYER, T.P., 1974, UNPUBLISHED DATA

  • Deposit

    FERNS, M.L., 1979, PETROLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY OF THE WRANGLE GAP-RED MOUNTAIN ULTRAMAFIC BODY; UNIV. OREGON MS THESIS, 124PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NW FAULT CUTS OFF ORE TO NORTH
Deposit RECORD NUMBERS (M013853) AND (M061738) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1980 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries