The Sheep Mountain Prospect is a mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.5625, -117.58060
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Sheep Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sheep Mountain Prospect
Secondary: Sheep Mountain Group
Secondary: Kent
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fred Wise-Lessee
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1974
Owner Name: George Bailey And W A Jefferson
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BULLETIN 725-C, 1921, P. 227.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 17, 1942, P. 53-54
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5472, 1959, P. 12-17.
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