Salt Rock

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
Coordinates42.47093, -123.56422

Commodities

PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPalladium, Rhodium, Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10042774
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Salt Rock Mine0.0 miChromiumProspect
Max Campbell0.4 miManganeseOccurrence
Campbell-McAllister Manganese0.4 miProspect
Geo McAllister0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Geo McAllister0.6 miGold, ManganeseOccurrence
Juliano0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Juliano0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Gold Prospect0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Merlin, OR0.8 miGoldProspect
Onion Mountain Nickel0.8 miNickelOccurrence
Onion Mountain Nickel Prospect0.8 miNickelProspect
Hamlin1.2 miChromiumOccurrence

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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