Oregon Chrome Mine

Josephine County, Oregon, United States

Chromium Rhodium Iron

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

TertiaryRhodium, Iron

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

WorkingsUnderground

Materials

Other materialsChromite, Enstatite, Olivine, Serpentine, Spinel

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1917

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References

OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 52, 1961,P. 50-53.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, 1975.OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,PLATE 2, NO. 249.

Identification

Deposit ID10128659

MRDS IDMO61791

Alternate namesBlack Beauty, Robertson Mine, Illinois River Mine

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates42.36092, -123.77176