Mack Claims South Fork Area

The Mack Claims South Fork Area is a mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,199 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

Name: Mack Claims South Fork Area  

State:  Oregon

County:  Grant

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.2547, -119.38250

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Mack Claims South Fork Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mack Claims South Fork Area
Secondary: Mack Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Oregon
County: Grant


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: F. C Mack
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 14-B, 1941, P. 52.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 59.


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