GENERAL INFORMATION
The Geologist, was commissioned to conduct a preliminary geologic reconnaissance of the nepheline syenite prospect at Table Mountain, near Newport, Oregon.
The nepheline syenite occurrence consists of a thick tabular body of rock (an intrusive sill) extending over 1 square mile with a depth of over 300 ft. The potential tonnage in this deposit is estimated to be 700 million tons of recoverable nepheline syenite.
The prospect is well situated for potential markets due to its accessibility by ground and maritime transportation near Newport, Oregon.
Specific market and application research is necessary to determine the immediately exploitable economic uses of the resource.
Even though, the reported nepheline values obtained in this initial sampling were marginal, and the iron content in them was high, the tonnage potential and the location of the resource justify further beneficiation* ore testing.
The mineral mining claims in the area are registered under the name of Mr. Barry Murray, and purportedly in good standing.
*cathodoluminescence is an inexpensive petrographic research on polished thin sections; approximately $500 per sample. |