Sunset and Surprise Deposit

The Sunset and Surprise Deposit is a manganese mine located in Harney 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

Name: Sunset and Surprise Deposit  

State:  Oregon

County:  Harney

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 43.0599, -118.96302

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Sunset and Surprise Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunset and Surprise Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Alcalde


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE 43 PERCENT MANGANESE, 23 PERCENT SILICA.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL 152 1950 P. 55


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