Toots Mine

Producer in Josephine county in Oregon, United States with commodity Chromium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109317
MRDS ID M013494
Record type Site
Current site name Toots Mine
Related records 10128362

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.68449, 42.25399 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Josephine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 038S 008W 19 NE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Josephine Peridotite
    Rock description Josephine Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.68449, 42.25399

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Occurs As Massive Chromite And As Float.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Illinois River

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Siskiyou National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPPED 4 TONS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M013494
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410330591

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L., 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 52, P.142

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLOAT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Lee, W U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries