Mountain Chrome Mine

Chromium past producer · Siskiyou County, California

Past ProducerChromiumUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · CHROMIUMLEVELSSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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

StateCalifornia
CountySiskiyou
Coordinates41.38314, -122.48581

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10238961
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Mountain Chrome Mine0.0 miChromiumProducer
Side Bet Group0.1 miAsbestosOccurrence
Unnamed Location near Weed, CA0.5 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Locations near Weed, CA0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Mount Eddy0.8 miAsbestosOccurrence
Neptune Group1.4 miAsbestosProspect
Edwards1.6 miChromiumUnknown
South Pacific Co Locations1.7 miStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unnamed Location near Edgewood, CA1.9 miAsbestosUnknown
Reported Occurrence2.0 miAsbestosOccurrence
Meadow View2.2 miChromiumProducer
Meadow View2.2 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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