Chromium Mines in Maryland

21Total Sites
0Active

Chromium Mining in Maryland

Maryland has 21 chromium-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded chromium mine in Maryland is Marshall Sand Chrome Property in Cecil County, with records dating to 1897.

By County

CountySites
Baltimore County8
Cecil County7
Baltimore City County3
Harford County2
Montgomery County1

Chromium Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Allied Chemicals/ Baltimore, Md.Baltimore CityProcessing PlantPlant
CalhounBaltimorePast Producer
Cherry Hill Chrome Sand PlacerHarfordSurfacePast Producer
Discovery Workings/main Workings At Bare Hills DistrictBaltimorePast Producer
Dolfield PlacerBaltimoreSurfacePast Producer
Etchison Mine & Lyde Griffith PropertyMontgomeryPast Producer
General Refractories/baltimore, Md.Baltimore CityProcessing PlantPlant
Gore PlacerBaltimoreSurfaceProspect
Harbison-Walker/ Baltimore, Md.Baltimore CityProcessing PlantPlant
John R. Harris ProspectCecilUndergroundProspect
Line Pit Lowe's MineCecilPast Producer
Lutz Chromite PlacerBaltimoreSurfaceProspect
Marshall Sand Chrome PropertyCecilSurfacePast Producer
Old Triplett PlacerBaltimoreSurfacePast Producer
Reed Mine Et Al., Jarretsville-Dublin DistrictHarfordPast Producer
Riley Sand Chrome PropertyCecilSurfaceProspect
Stevenson Farm PlacerCecilPast Producer
Triplett PlacerBaltimoreSurfacePast Producer
Weir Mine Et Al.BaltimorePast Producer
West Placer AreaCecilSurfaceProspect
Wood MineCecilPast Producer

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