Saddle Chrome

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
Coordinates42.29954, -123.80838

Commodities

PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Rhodium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10098530
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Saddle Chrome Claim0.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Old Casey Claim0.2 miChromiumProspect
Old Casey0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Young's Mine0.3 miChromiumPast Producer
Twin Cedars Claims0.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Twin Cedars Claims0.5 miChromiumProspect
Placer0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Chromite Placer near Selma, OR0.7 miChromiumProspect
Chrome Placer0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome King No. 10.9 miChromiumPast Producer
Chromite Rancherie Creek0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome King No. 31.0 miChromiumProducer

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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