Black Velvet Deposit

Chromium prospect · Grant County, Oregon

ProspectChromiumSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · CHROMIUMBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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
CountyGrant
Coordinates44.35675, -118.92416

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10128224
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Great Northern Mine0.1 miGoldPast Producer
Black Velvet0.2 miChromiumOccurrence
Iron King Mine0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Iron King Mine0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Unnamed Prospect near Canyon, OR0.4 miChromiumOccurrence
Byram Gulch Magnesite0.5 miMagnesiteProspect
Byram Gulch Magnesite0.5 miMagnesiteOccurrence
Black Wonder0.5 miChromiumProspect
Pine0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Pine0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Black Wonder0.7 miChromium, Silver, NickelOccurrence
Big Boy0.7 miNickel, ChromiumOccurrence

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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