Unnamed Prospect near Merlin, OR

Chromium site, status unknown · Josephine County, Oregon

UnknownChromiumUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · CHROMIUMLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
Coordinates42.48512, -123.51396

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10128678
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