Olive Lake

Chromium prospect · Grant County, Oregon

ProspectChromiumSurfaceUSGS 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
CountyGrant
Coordinates44.79985, -118.62606

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10298919
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Olive Lake0.0 miChromiumProducer
Dream Claims0.3 miChromiumPast Producer
Dream Claims0.4 miChromiumPast Producer
Record1.1 miChromiumOccurrence
Record1.1 miChromiumUnknown
Skinner Mine3.3 miGoldOccurrence
Skinner Mine3.3 miGoldProspect
Gold Eagle3.4 miGold, Silver, Copper, AntimonyOccurrence
Gold Eagle3.4 miGoldProspect
Chrome Occurrence4.0 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Greenhorn, OR4.0 miChromiumProspect
Mammoth Group4.1 miGoldOccurrence

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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