The Beggs Prospect Canyon Area is a mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.4658, -119.02890
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Beggs Prospect Canyon Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beggs Prospect Canyon Area
Secondary: Beggs Manganese
Secondary: Beggs Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arthur Beggs
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
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): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 17, 1942, P. 60.
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