Asbestos Mines in Oregon
42Total Sites
4Active
Asbestos Mining in Oregon
Oregon has 42 asbestos-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 4 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Baker County | 12 |
| Jackson County | 11 |
| Grant County | 8 |
| Josephine County | 4 |
| Malheur County | 4 |
| Curry County | 3 |
Asbestos Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.e.j. Asbestos | Josephine | Producer | |
| Liberty Asbestos | Jackson | Producer | |
| Mount Vernon Deposit | Grant | Producer | |
| Raspberry Creek | Jackson | Producer | |
| Abestos Occurrence | Baker | Occurrence | |
| Alder Creek Asbestos | Baker | Unknown | |
| Alder Creek Asbestos Occurrence | Baker | Occurrence | |
| Asbestos Prospect | Baker | Unknown | |
| Bear Valley | Grant | Occurrence | |
| Bear Valley | Grant | Occurrence | |
| Big Butte Creek | Grant | Occurrence | |
| Big Serpentine Dyke | Baker | Surface | Unknown |
| Bonnie Asbestos | Jackson | Occurrence | |
| Bonnie Asbestos | Jackson | Surface | Prospect |
| Cynthia Tremolite | Jackson | Occurrence | |
| Cynthia Tremolite | Jackson | Surface | Prospect |
| Ellinger Asbestos | Jackson | Past Producer | |
| Ellinger Asbestos | Jackson | Surface | Prospect |
| Forster Asbestos | Josephine | Unknown | |
| Foster Asbestos | Josephine | Occurrence | |
| L. E. J. Asbestos Mine | Josephine | Surface | Past Producer |
| Liberty Asbestos | Jackson | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| McClellan Creek Asbestos Occurrence | Baker | Occurrence | |
| Mount Vernon Deposit | Grant | Surface | Past Producer |
| New Discovery Asbestos | Malheur | Occurrence | |
| New Discovery Asbestos | Malheur | Surface | Occurrence |
| Raspberry Creek | Jackson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Rock Creek Butte | Baker | Occurrence | |
| Rock Creek Butte | Baker | Unknown | |
| Rock Creek Butte Asbestos | Baker | Occurrence | |
| Shyrite | Curry | Occurrence | |
| Shyrite | Curry | Occurrence | |
| Spare Time Claims | Grant | Occurrence | |
| Spare Time Claims | Grant | Surface | Unknown |
| Stithem Prospect | Grant | Surface | Prospect |
| Towell Asbestos Claim | Malheur | Occurrence | |
| Towell Claims | Malheur | Surface | Occurrence |
| Triple Asbestos Prospect | Curry | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Asbestos Occurrence | Baker | Unknown | |
| Upper Burnt River | Baker | Past Producer | |
| Upper Burnt River | Baker | Underground | Prospect |
| Winsenburg | Jackson | Surface | Occurrence |