Gold Butte Prospect

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
Coordinates42.31288, -123.81755

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10043090
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Gold Butte Prospect0.0 miChromiumProspect
Chrome King No. 30.1 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome King No. 30.1 miChromiumProducer
Chrome King No. 10.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Dark Star0.5 miChromiumProducer
Dark Star Occurrence0.5 miChromiumPast Producer
Cox Thompson Mine0.8 miChromiumOccurrence
Cox-Thompson Chrome Mine0.8 miChromiumUnknown
Chrome King No. 10.8 miChromiumPast Producer
Butte Chrome0.9 miChromiumProspect
Butte0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Young's Mine0.9 miChromiumPast 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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