Mammouth Chrome

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
Coordinates42.67399, -123.29698

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10053312
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Mammouth Chrome Mine0.0 miChromiumProspect
Oro Grande0.0 miGoldProducer
Oro Grande0.0 miGoldProducer
Martha Mine0.1 miGold OreAbandoned
Scholey Gulch0.2 miChromiumOccurrence
Scholey Gulch Occurence0.3 miChromiumProspect
Reed0.3 miGoldProspect
Reed0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Reed Mine0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Reed0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Porphyry Group0.4 miGoldProspect
Porphyry Group0.4 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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