Moore Chromite

Chromium past producer · Josephine County, Oregon

Past ProducerChromiumSurfaceUSGS 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
CountyJosephine
Coordinates42.67952, -123.29335

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10152503
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Moore Chromite0.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Scholey Gulch Occurence0.2 miChromiumProspect
Scholey Gulch0.3 miChromiumOccurrence
Gold Coin0.3 miGoldOccurrence
Gold Coin Mine0.3 miGoldUnknown
Florene Mine0.4 miGoldProspect
Coyote Mine0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Coyote Mine0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Florene Mine0.4 miGoldOccurrence
Mammouth Chrome Mine0.4 miChromiumProspect
Mammouth Chrome0.4 miChromiumOccurrence
Chromic Oxide0.5 miChromiumOccurrence

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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