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
Coordinates44.71375, -118.46545

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10201143
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SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
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Rabbit0.6 miGold, SilverPast Producer
Dixon and Keyton0.6 miChromiumPast Producer
Owl Group0.6 miGoldProducer
Tone Spring Mine0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Tone Spring Mine0.6 miGoldProspect
Rabbit0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Richmond0.8 miGold, SilverOccurrence
Richmond0.9 miGoldProspect
Dodo0.9 miGoldProspect

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