Tennessee Chromite

Past Producer in Josephine county in Oregon, United States with commodities Chromium, Rhodium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10298214
MRDS ID M061651
MAS/MILS ID 0410330544
Record type Site
Current site name Tennessee Chromite
Related records 10043142

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -123.72116, 42.19562 (WGS84)
Elevation 564
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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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 039 S 009 W 11 NENE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary
Rhodium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -123.72116, 42.19562

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
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 0410330544
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M061651 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 52, 1961, P. 155.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, 1975.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,

  • Deposit

    PLATE 2, NO. 359.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-AUG-1992 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines