Nickel Ridge Group

Chromium past producer · Josephine County, Oregon

Past ProducerChromiumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · CHROMIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. 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
Coordinates42.03899, -123.79783

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10043137
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Nickel Ridge Group0.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Nickel Ridge Group0.2 miChromiumProducer
Nickel Ridge Laterite0.5 miNickelOccurrence
Nickel Ridge Laterite0.5 miNickelOccurrence
Gods Little Area0.8 miChromiumOccurrence
God's Little Acre0.8 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome King0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome King0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Bluebucket No 51.4 miChromiumOccurrence
Bluebucket #51.4 miChromiumOccurrence
Charlie Canyon1.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Charlie Canyon1.5 miChromiumOccurrence

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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