The Seminole Claim 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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Seminole Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Seminole Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Pleasant Valley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE RAN 34% MN
Materials
Ore: Manganite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F.W. AND OTHERS, 1942, MANGANESE IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 17, P.52
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