Rough and Ready Creek

Nickel occurrence · Josephine County, Oregon

OccurrenceNickelSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · NICKELBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for nickel. 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
Coordinates42.08512, -123.76146

Commodities

PrimaryNickel

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10177367
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Rough and Ready Creek0.0 miNickel, ChromiumPast Producer
Rough and Ready Creek0.5 miNickelProspect
Rough and Ready Creek0.5 miChromium, NickelOccurrence
Rough and Ready Laterite0.8 miNickelProspect
Rough and Ready Ridge0.8 miChromium, NickelPast Producer
Rough and Ready Ridge0.8 miNickelProspect
Parker Ridge1.1 miNickelOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near O'Brien, OR1.2 miChromiumUnknown
Chrome Prospect1.2 miChromiumOccurrence
Reynold's Copper Mine1.6 miGold, Copper, NickelOccurrence
Reynold's Copper Mine1.6 miGoldProspect
Cat Bird Claim1.7 miChromiumOccurrence

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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