The Wild Deer Prospect is a manganese mine located in Josephine 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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Wild Deer Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wild Deer Prospect
Secondary: Carpathia
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Lower Applegate
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BANDED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 21.5 % FE
Analytical Data: 24 TON SAMPLE AVERAGED 5.64 % MN
Analytical Data: 0.58 % P
Analytical Data: 52.4 % SIO2
Materials
Ore: Rhodonite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 SHOOTS - LARGEST DIMENSIONS GIVEN
Comment (Workings): PITS, TRENCHES
Comment (Commodity): MANGANIFEROUS IRON DEPOSIT
References
Reference (Deposit): APPLING, R.N., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; USBM REPT. INV. 5369, P.31
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