The Jim Berri Manganese Prospect is a manganese mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 44.67611, -117.30278
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Jim Berri Manganese Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jim Berri Manganese Prospect
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): MANGANIFEROUS SCHISTS ARE INTERBEDDED WITH LIMESTONES.
References
Reference (Deposit): PROTSKA, H.J., 1967, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURKEE QUADRANGLE, GMS-3, ODGMI
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., MCINTYRE, J.R., AND WALKER, G.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BAKE 1 DEG BY 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, ODGMI GMI-7, GEOLOGIC MAP
Reference (Deposit): 1942 RECON ODGMI FIVE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1942, RECON, ODGMI FILE REPOR
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