Purple Sage #3

Gemstone past producer · Malheur County, Oregon

Past ProducerGemstoneUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · GEMSTONESECTION · 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 gemstone. 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
CountyMalheur
Coordinates43.53904, -117.05849

Commodities

PrimaryGemstone

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10054037
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

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Purple Sage #30.0 miGemstoneProducer
Purple Sage #40.3 miGemstoneProducer
Purple Sage #40.3 miGemstonePast Producer
Tommy Parr0.3 miGemstoneProducer
Tommy Parr0.3 miGemstonePast Producer
Gemstones Mine0.5 miGemstonePast Producer
Unnamed Site near Homedale, ID0.5 miGemstoneProducer
Qwyhee Land #10.6 miGemstonePast Producer
Owyhee Land #10.6 miGemstoneProducer
Purple Sage #21.0 miDiamondProducer
Purple Sage #21.0 miGemstonePast Producer
Graveyard Point Mine1.0 miGemstoneProducer

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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