| Deposit ID | 10032714 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014403 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheep Mountain Group |
| Related records | 10298104 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.57824, 44.55708 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 7 MILES WEST OF DURKEE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lost Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Burnt(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 011S | 042E | 33 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Manganite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE OF 27.62 % MANGANESE |
|---|
| Model code | 242 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34b |
| Deposit model name | Sedimentary Mn |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite | ||||
| Rock description | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -117.57824, 44.55708 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR MASSES |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lower Burnt River Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Arthur |
| Year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | MN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^23 % Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | MN | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^23% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014403 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010022 |
LIBBEY, F. W., ET AL., 1942 , MANGANESE IN OREGON: ODGMI, BULL 17 , P. 53 .
BROOKS, H.C., MCINTYRE, J.R., AND WALKER, G.W., 1976 GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1DEG BY 2DEG QUADRANGLE, ODGMI GMS-7, GEOL. MAP
WAGNER, N.S., 1952, FILE REPORT: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES.
1952 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONSV. RECORD ( M014407 ) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1979 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.