The Black Bear is a manganese mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,138 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: 1,138 Feet (347 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 42.00444, -123.95444
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Black Bear MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bear
Secondary: Black Beauty
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
District: Sourdough-Vulcan Peak
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chert In Manganiferous Zone Is Gray, Porous & Soft
Rocks
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.76 % FE AND 60.2 % SIO2
Analytical Data: A SIX FOOT CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAYED 17.6 % MN
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013196) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Production): SHIPMENT REJECTED AS NOT MEETING SPECIFICATIONS
Comment (Workings): ADIT 30, TRENCH 75X15 DEEPSHIPMENT REJECTED AS NOT MEETING SPECIFICATIONS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CHERT VARIES FROM WHITE & PINK TO REDDISH-PURPLE THAT IS VERY HARD & DENSE
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.44
Reference (Deposit): APPLING, R.N., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; USBM REPT. INVEST. 5369, P.5
Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F.W. AND OTHERS, 1942, MANGANESE IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 17, P.40
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