Sunny Mayday Prospect

Manganese occurrence · Josephine County, Oregon

OccurrenceManganeseSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · MANGANESEBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1958

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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
CountyJosephine
Coordinates42.25062, -123.33425

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeSurface
Discovery Year1958
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10274178
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Red Rose Mine0.4 miGoldPast Producer
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Pugh Soapstone1.1 miTalc-SoapstonePast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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