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Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
77 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
27 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
26 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
20 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
16 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
14 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Josephine County (24) · Curry County (14) · Jackson County (7) · Coos County (6) · Wallowa County (5) · Douglas County (5) · Baker County (3) · Grant County (3) · Washington County (2) · Malheur County (2) · Marion County (2) · Union County (1) · Linn County (1) · Clatsop County (1) · Columbia County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emlly Mine | Gold | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite | Producer | 42.187, -123.862 |
| Mansfield Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Copper | Occurrence | 42.142, -123.517 |
| Copper City Prospects | Copper | Chalcocite, Copper, Cuprite, Erythrite, Malachite | Producer | 42.402, -124.051 |
| Stuempges Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 43.042, -123.301 |
| Harrison Group | Gold, Silver, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Producer | 44.697, -118.522 |
| Banfield | Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar | Past Producer | 42.835, -122.933 |
| Prindle Property | Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 44.583, -118.640 |
| Cobalt Prospect | Copper, Nickel, Cobalt | Chalcopyrite, Erythrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 42.147, -123.855 |
| Dodson Jim Group | Molybdenum, Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 45.105, -117.401 |
| Whitney | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold | Producer | 42.451, -123.015 |
| Benton | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 42.676, -123.629 |
| Fargo Group | Copper, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 45.815, -116.765 |
| Banner Group | Copper, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 45.817, -116.769 |
| Spector | Silver, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.480, -123.543 |
| Western Union Group | Copper, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 45.792, -116.773 |
| Scholl's Louis Prospect | Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 45.508, -116.563 |
| Highland Mary Group | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 45.794, -116.757 |
| Copper Boy | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 42.280, -123.784 |
| Bluff Prospect | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 42.313, -123.664 |
| Nickel Mountain | Nickel | Chlorite, Chromite, Garnierite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Sepiolite, Spinel | Producer | 42.961, -123.440 |
| Basey Chromite Deposit | Chromium | Chromite | Past Producer | 42.043, -122.837 |
| Red Mountain Mines | Chromium | Chromite | Producer | 42.062, -122.840 |
| Chrome King No. 3 | Chromium | Chromite | Producer | 42.312, -123.818 |
| High Ridge Claim | Chromium | Chromite | Occurrence | 42.326, -123.797 |
| Red Flat Laterite | Nickel | Chromite, Cinnabar, Garnierite, Magnetite, Mercury | Occurrence | 42.341, -124.291 |
| Divelbiss #2 | Gold | Chromite, Cinnabar, Ilmenite, Iridosmine, Magnetite, Platinum | Producer | 42.807, -124.393 |
| Chickamin Mine | Gold | Chromite, Gold | Occurrence | 43.283, -124.306 |
| Esterley Placer | Gold | Chromite, Gold | Producer | 42.069, -123.634 |
| Rose Mine | Gold, Platinum | Chromite, Gold | Occurrence | 43.220, -124.364 |
| Pioneer Mine | Gold | Chromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Iridium, Magnetite | Past Producer | 43.195, -124.364 |
| Durkee | Gold | Chromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite | Producer | 44.505, -117.462 |
| Iowa Mine | Gold, Platinum | Chromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Platinum | Past Producer | 43.112, -124.370 |
| Parker Electromagnetic Machine Project | Gold | Chromite, Gold, Magnetite | Past Producer | 42.563, -124.393 |
| Platerica Mine | Gold | Chromite, Hematite, Magnetite, Platinum | Past Producer | 42.053, -123.637 |
| Collins | Gold | Chromite, Ilmenite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 42.485, -124.401 |
| Five Mile Point | Chromium | Chromite, Ilmenite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 43.221, -124.396 |
| Madison Gulch 1 & 2 | Chromium | Chromite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.207, -123.733 |
| Bunker Hill Group | Copper, Cobalt | Erythrite, Magnetite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 42.369, -124.147 |
| Onion Mountain Nickel | Nickel | Garnierite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 42.465, -123.578 |
| Salem Hills Bauxite | Aluminum | Gibbsite, Goethite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 44.846, -123.044 |
| Foster | Gold | Gold, Ilmenite | Producer | 44.415, -122.671 |
| Anderson | Gold | Gold, Magnetite | Past Producer | 42.263, -123.691 |
| Hindman Placer | Gold | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | 44.691, -118.319 |
| Owen Claim | Manganese, Iron | Hematite | Occurrence | 42.013, -123.566 |
| Hinkle Lake Claim | Manganese | Hematite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.023, -123.281 |
| Iron Group | Iron | Hematite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.025, -123.496 |
| Chromium Occurence | Chromium | Ilmenite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 43.263, -124.305 |
| Hammond-Mcgowan-Columbia Placer | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Ilmenite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 46.216, -124.001 |
| Bauxite Dixie Mt | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Limonite | Occurrence | 45.681, -122.982 |
| La Rae No. 1 | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 44.022, -117.704 |
| Maynard - French | Iron, Manganese | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.673, -123.250 |
| June Group | Iron, Manganese | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.075, -123.497 |
| Victory Group | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.452, -123.012 |
| Tolman Iron | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.465, -123.045 |
| Iron Prospect | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.216, -123.922 |
| Tincup Group | Iron, Titanium, Metal, Nickel, Chromium | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.311, -123.914 |
| Horsehead | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.461, -124.026 |
| Cooper and Young Prospect | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.901, -122.942 |
| Manganese Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.169, -123.859 |
| Iron Hill | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 44.014, -117.692 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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