The Prescott Claims is a manganese mine located in Baker county, Oregon.
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
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Prescott Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prescott Claims
Secondary: Corander
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Lower Burnt River
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
Model Name: Sedimentary Mn
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR MASSES AND BLOBS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Triassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGHEST ASSAY WAS 9.3 % OUT OF 23 SEPARATE ASSAYS AND ONLY 7 OUT OF 23 WERE IN EXCESS OF 5 % MANGANESE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): COMMERCIAL OPERATION OF THE PROPERTY WOULD DEPEND UPON POSSIBILITIES OF CONCENTRATING ORE.
Comment (Location): N 1/2, FOUR MILES SOUTH OF DURKEE ALONGSIDE U.S. HIGHWAY #30.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 3 ADITS LEVELS, A 25-FOOT SHAFT, AND 635 FEET OF CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): CONSV. RECORD ( M014458 ) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F.W. AND OTHERS, 1942, MANGANESE IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 17, P. 54
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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