Rock Creek

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
Coordinates42.03062, -123.74695

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10298343
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Rock Creek0.0 miChromiumProducer
Errie, Clarence, Etc.0.9 miChromiumOccurrence
Errie, Clarence, Etc.0.9 miChromiumProspect
Dick and Dick Reynolds0.9 miChromiumProducer
Dick & Dick Reynolds0.9 miChromiumPast Producer
Do Little Chrome1.2 miChromiumProspect
Do Little Chrome1.3 miChromiumOccurrence
Buckhorn Mining Co.1.4 miGoldUnknown
Buckhorn Mining Co.1.4 miGoldOccurrence
West Fork of Illinois River1.5 miCobalt, Chromium, NickelOccurrence
West Fork Illinois River1.5 miNickelPast Producer
Turner-Albright1.5 miCopper, GoldProducer

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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