Chetco Group

Chromium site, status unknown · Josephine County, Oregon

UnknownChromiumSurface-UndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · CHROMIUMLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mine worked both from the surface and 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
Coordinates42.27762, -123.72786

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeSurface-Underground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10177197
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Chetco Group0.0 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Selma, OR0.4 miGoldProspect
Gold Prospect0.5 miGoldOccurrence
Gold Ridge0.6 miGoldProducer
Gold Ridge Prospect0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Unnamed Prospect near Selma, OR0.6 miGoldUnknown
Gold Prospect0.7 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Selma, OR0.7 miGoldProspect
Williams and Adylott0.7 miGold, SilverProducer
Williams & Adylott Mine0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Gold Blanket Mine0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Gold Blanket Mine0.8 miGoldOccurrence

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