Sheep Mountain Group

Manganese past producer · Baker County, Oregon

Past ProducerManganeseUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · MANGANESESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for manganese. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyBaker
Coordinates44.55708, -117.57824

Commodities

PrimaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10032714
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Sheep Mountain Prospect0.4 miPast Producer
Cave Creek0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Cave Creek0.7 miGoldProspect
Gold Prospect0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Cave Creek Cinnabar0.8 miMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed Prospect near Baker, OR0.8 miGoldOccurrence
Cave Creek Cinnabar Prospects0.8 miMercuryProspect
Cave Creek Placer1.8 miGoldProspect
Cave Creek Placer1.8 miGoldPast Producer
Gold Mine1.8 miGoldPast Producer
Unnamed Prospect near Baker, OR1.8 miGoldUnknown
Chuckar1.9 miGold OreAbandoned

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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