Dark Star Occurrence

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
Coordinates42.32012, -123.81756

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10201416
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Dark Star0.0 miChromiumProducer
Gold Butte Prospect0.5 miChromiumProspect
Gold Butte Prospect0.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome King No. 30.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Butte Chrome0.5 miChromiumProspect
Butte0.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome King No. 30.6 miChromiumProducer
Black Diamond0.6 miChromiumProducer
Black Diamond0.6 miChromiumPast Producer
Chrome King No. 10.7 miChromiumPast Producer
Lucky Strike - Castle Springs0.9 miChromiumPast Producer
Lucky Strike-Castle Springs0.9 miChromiumPast Producer

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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