Uncle Sam Mine

Chromium past producer · Curry 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
CountyCurry
Coordinates42.27762, -123.84036

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10274108
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Slide Creek Chromite Claims0.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Uncle Sam Slide Creek0.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Lost Is Found0.1 miChromiumOccurrence
Lost Is Found Claim0.1 miChromiumProspect
McCaleb No. 20.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Mc Caleb Group0.2 miChromiumProducer
Wonder Group0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Golden Dream Placers0.2 miPast Producer
Golden Dream0.2 miGold, SilverProducer
McCaleb's Sourdough No. 2 Mine0.2 miChromiumUnknown
Olive B.0.3 miChromiumOccurrence
Olive B.0.3 miChromiumProspect

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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