The Black Bird #1 Claim is a manganese mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,131 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,131 Feet (1,259 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 44.71778, -117.65028
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Black Bird #1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bird #1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Pleasant Valley Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE RAN 20 % MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LETICULAR CHERT ZONE PARTIALLY REPLACED BY MANGANESE OXIDE. ORE IS HIGHLY SILICEOUS AND CONTAINS MUCH YELLOW LIMONITIC MATERIAL.
Comment (Deposit): MEDIUM TO LOW GRADE
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND CUTS.
Comment (Location): ONE-FORTH MILE NORTH (1), ON THE SW SIDE OF A NW TRENDING RIDGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F. W., ET AL., 1942 , MANGANESE IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 17 , P 49 - 50 .
Reference (Deposit): 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
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