Unnamed Chromite Occurrence near Greenhorn, OR

Chromium site, status unknown · Grant County, Oregon

UnknownChromiumSurfaceUSGS 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
Coordinates44.71315, -118.51965

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10152939
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