Salt Rock Mine

Chromium prospect · Josephine County, Oregon

ProspectChromiumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
PROSPECTCHROMIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a prospect: a shallow pit or trench dug to test for ore, not a working mine. 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
Coordinates42.47092, -123.56426

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10201886
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Salt Rock0.0 miChromiumOccurrence
Max Campbell0.4 miManganeseOccurrence
Campbell-McAllister Manganese0.4 miProspect
Geo McAllister0.6 miGoldOccurrence
Geo McAllister0.6 miGold, ManganeseOccurrence
Juliano0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Juliano0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Gold Prospect0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Merlin, OR0.8 miGoldProspect
Onion Mountain Nickel0.8 miNickelOccurrence
Onion Mountain Nickel Prospect0.8 miNickelProspect
Hamlin1.2 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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