Lower Marble Canyon Quarry

Limestone, General past producer · Baker County, Oregon

Past ProducerLimestone, GeneralUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · LIMESTONE, GENERALSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
1925195019752000today

first production 1923

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for limestone, general. 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
Coordinates44.40736, -117.30323

Commodities

PrimaryLimestone, General
SecondaryStone, Crushed/Broken

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
First Production1923
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10098294
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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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