Black Velvet Deposit

Prospect in Grant county in Oregon, United States with commodity Chromium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10128224
MRDS ID M014926
MAS/MILS ID 0410230156
Record type Site
Current site name Black Velvet Deposit
Related records 10033043

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -118.92416, 44.35675 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 014 S 032 E 18 S2SENW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -118.92416, 44.35675

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0410230156
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M014926 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 9, 1938, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, 1940, P. 99-100.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-B, 1941, P. 55.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-AUG-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines