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Beggs Manganese

Occurrence in Grant county in Oregon, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033011
MRDS ID M014869
Record type Site
Current site name Beggs Manganese
Related records 10298380

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.02745, 44.46402 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Vernon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dayville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)

John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 013S 031E 06 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • 6 MILES NORTH OF MT. VERNON, JUST OFF HIGHWAY #395.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.02745, 44.46402
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CHERT LENS STRIKES N 40 W, DIPS 45 NE; IS BOUNDED ON BOTH SIDES BY SERPENTINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Canyon

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE CUT, NOW CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIBBY, F. W., ET AL, 1942 , MANGANESE IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 17 , P. 60

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILICIOUS MANGANESE ORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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