Oro Grande

Gold past producer · Josephine County, Oregon

Past ProducerGoldUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · GOLDSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1959

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for gold. 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
Coordinates42.66704, -123.29004

Commodities

PrimaryGold
TertiaryArsenic

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Discovery Year1959
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10043151
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Old Crow0.5 miManganeseProspect
Martha Mine0.5 miGold OreAbandoned
Oro Grande0.6 miGoldProducer
Oro Grande0.6 miGoldProducer
Mammouth Chrome0.6 miChromiumOccurrence
Mammouth Chrome Mine0.6 miChromiumProspect
Pegi0.7 miChromiumProspect
Shot0.7 miGold, SilverProducer

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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