Chapter FIVE

Manufacturing

Oregon's leading manufactured products are electronic equipment.
Its second most manufactured products are in the wood industry. 
he electronic equipment includes oscilloscopes, computer video display monitors, calculators, printer components, microprocessors and communication microchips. More recently Oregon has been able to recruit solar manufacturers. 
Oregon is also the nation's leading state in lumber production. 
While Oregon is not included in the Manufacturing Core or its transitional area, it is still considered a manufacturing state.  



The Oregon Economic & Community Development Department (OECDD) created a video that talked about the increasing number of solar manufacturing plants in the state and what it means to their economy. 

This video helps show Oregon's growing status as a manufacturing state.

The state's natural resources such as its forests allow for the state to manufacture a large amount of wood products such as plywood, veneer and particleboard.

This video shows some buncher logging taking place in Coos Bay, Oregon. It's meant to give you an idea of the amount of logging that takes place.

Minerals

Oregon receives some of its income from mining. The state is the leading producer of pumice stone. It mines diatomite, semiprecious gems, and gold. However, about 75 percent of the state's mining income is a result of sand and gravel mining for stone and roadbeds.

Some of the minerals found in Oregon include:

GOLD- Marion County

STILBITE- Goble

CHABAZITE- Benton County

CAVANSITE- Malheur County

State Rock

THUNDER EGG

Sources:

"MINERALS OF OREGON." MINERALS OF OREGON. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2012. <http://www.tigerminerals.com/or.htm>.

"Oregon Economy." Economy of Oregon including Oregon Agriculture and Manufacturing from NETSTATE.COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2012. <http://www.netstate.com/economy/or_economy.htm>.

"Oregon." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108262.html>.

"Thundereggs and Agates from the USA." Thundereggs and Agates from the USA. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://rayerminerals.homestead.com/USA_agaten.html>.