Elder Creek

Chromium occurrence · Josephine County, Oregon

OccurrenceChromiumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · CHROMIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for chromium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Coordinates42.05649, -123.57809

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10032307
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Elder Creek0.0 miChromiumOccurrence
Beasley Chrome0.2 miChromiumUnknown
Happy Camp Chrome0.5 miChromiumPast Producer
Happy Camp0.5 miChromiumPast Producer
Unnamed Prospect near Takilma, OR0.6 miGoldProspect
Gold Prospect0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Ali Prospect0.9 miChromiumProspect
Ali0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Valen Prospect1.1 miChromiumPast Producer
Valen Prospect1.1 miChromiumPast Producer
North and South Queen of Bronze1.2 miPast Producer
Queen of Bronze Mine1.2 miCopperPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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