Black Velvet

Chromium occurrence · Grant 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
CountyGrant
Coordinates44.35485, -118.92578

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Deposit TypePodiform
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10033043
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Iron King Mine0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Iron King Mine0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Black Velvet Deposit0.2 miChromiumProspect
Great Northern Mine0.2 miGoldPast Producer
Byram Gulch Magnesite0.3 miMagnesiteProspect
Byram Gulch Magnesite0.4 miMagnesiteOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Canyon, OR0.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Big Boy0.5 miNickel, ChromiumOccurrence
Black Wonder0.5 miChromiumProspect
Byram Gulch0.5 miPalladiumProspect
Black Wonder0.6 miChromium, Silver, NickelOccurrence
Centipede 20.7 miGoldOccurrence

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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