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Cottonwood Camp Laterite

Occurrence in Curry county in Oregon, United States with commodities Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043728
MRDS ID M105601
Record type Site
Current site name Cottonwood Camp Laterite
Related records 10250069

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.97866, 42.14454 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH OF COTTONWOOD CAMP AT HEADWATERS OF S. FORK OF CHETCO RIVER ON SW FLANK OF RED MTN.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Curry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039S 011W 22 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Primary
Chromium Secondary
Cobalt Secondary

Analytical data

Result AN EIGHT FOOT AUGER SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.86 % NI, 0.12.%CO AND 1.63 % CR

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.97866, 42.14454
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Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA IS ADJACENT TO THRUST-FAULT CONTACT WHERE WEST EDGE OF JOSEPHINE PERIDOTITE OVERRIDES DOTHAN FORMATION. TECTONIC SLICE OF AMPHIBOLITE OCCURS IN THE THRUST BETWEEN PERIDOTITE AND DOTHAN FORMATION.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY LACKS INTEREST AS SOURCE FOR NICKEL LATERITES; BUT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M105601

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 25 - 26

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.48

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LANDSLIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) U.S. Geological Survey