Chrome 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
Coordinates42.48510, -123.51394

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10053349
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unnamed Prospect near Merlin, OR0.0 miChromiumUnknown
Flanagan0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Empire0.9 miMercuryOccurrence
Empire Mine0.9 miMercuryProspect
Pickett Creek0.9 miMercuryPast Producer
Pickett Creek Mine0.9 miMercuryPast Producer
Flanagan Mine1.1 miGoldUnknown
Flanagan Mine1.1 miGoldPast Producer
Pickett Creek1.1 miStonePast Producer
Pickett Creek Pit1.1 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Flanagan1.1 miGoldProducer
Copper Bell1.3 miCopperPast 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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