West Fork Illinois River

Nickel past producer · Josephine County, Oregon

Past ProducerNickelSurfaceUSGS 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
Coordinates42.05262, -123.74895

Commodities

PrimaryNickel
TertiaryCobalt, Chromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10225422
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
West Fork of Illinois River0.0 miCobalt, Chromium, NickelOccurrence
Reynold's Copper Mine0.8 miGoldProspect
Reynold's Copper Mine0.8 miGold, Copper, NickelOccurrence
Cat Bird Claim0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Cat Bird Claim0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Dick & Dick Reynolds1.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Dick and Dick Reynolds1.0 miChromiumProducer
Errie, Clarence, Etc.1.1 miChromiumProspect
Errie, Clarence, Etc.1.1 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome Prospect1.2 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near O'Brien, OR1.2 miChromiumUnknown
Molly Group1.4 miChromiumOccurrence

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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