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Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR
Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR

Historical Sheep Mountain Mining Claim on Lower Burnt River by Baker City, OR

$ 5544

Availability: 78 in stock
  • Featured Refinements: Mining Claim
  • Seller State of Residence: North Dakota
  • State/Province: Oregon
  • City: Durkee
  • Condition: This is a Historical Pre WW2 Mining Claim. This Claim in particular worked through WW2. It is Staked and Claimed as it was in the Past. All workings for Elizabeth Quartz No1/No2 is included. In the 1970s this claim was amended to included a newer sunk Shaft on the Ore Body. As the Owner of this Claim, I will Provide all gathered information and Points of Interest after the Quit Claim Deed is Processed. This is a Sale of an Unpatented Mining Claim. Owner Will have Rights and Ownership of all Minerals found on the Property surface and below. There is 2 Shafts on the Property and tons of Placer workings and dumps. Actual documentation is available for this Claim readily available on Google Books

    Description

    Historical Elizabeth Quartz No1/No2
    Amended
    ORMC177599 Unpatented Mineral Claim
    Maintenance Fee Annually 5
    Total Acres 10.33
    Case Disposition Active
    Legal Reference 30 U.S.C. 26,28,34
    Claim Type Lode Claim
    An Undeveloped lode showing considerable Manganese at the surface crops out in the Claim near the Summit of Sheep Mountain. Sheep Mountain is a massive rounded knob on the ridge south of Burnt River that reaches an altitude of 5,325 feet, or roughly 2,300 feet above existing Lower Burnt River stream. The prevailing rock is Schistose Argillite, presumably to be correlated with Argillite at Pleasant Valley. The bedrock outcrop on this Claim ranges from 2 to 10 feet in Width and extends from a highest point of elevation on the Summit heading downwards for Several Thousand plus feet. The Host Rock consists mainly of Quartz Argillite traversed with small quartz veins representing porphyry attitude with manganese oxides. Irregular masses of Manganiferous material as much as 3 feet wide and 6 feet long appear here and there. These are composed of streaks, nodules, and irregular bodies of psilomelane, pyrolusite, manganite, and wad bound together quartz vein-lets. The Ore Body is cavernous, and the quartzose portions show some flattened cavities which suggest they we molded around crystals of a carbonate such as calcite or rhodochrosite. An average Ore Sample of the Material selected resulted with a 27.62 percent manganese, 24.60 percent of Silica, and .052 percent phosphorus. A High Grade Ore Sample resulted as high as 48 percent of Manganese with 8 percent or less of Silica. The General Features of this Deposit suggest that it to be classified with the metalliferous quartz lodes that are abundant in the surrounding region.
    Sources "NonMetallic Mineral Resources of Eastern Oregon by Bernard N. Moore 1937"
    During WW2 any Mine not supporting the War Effort was closed down. With the coming of the World War II when it got to the peak by 1942 most gold mines were completely shut down. One of the reasons gold mines were shut down is the fact the mines were regarded as ‘non-essential’ as they did not produce minerals that were of use to war. As a result, the government put its focus on producing other metals such as copper, iron, among others in order to boost the production of equipment for the war. These were “essential metals,” important for the production of ships, tanks, airplanes and bullets.
    Elizabeth Quartz No1 Manganese Lode Mine on Sheep Mountain was worked through the World War for Mining Manganese. A Primary Ore that according to Assay Reports explained the Vein Structure in the Mine exceeds several feet Wide. The Mining District this Mine is Situated in has history of large quantities of Gold being found. Suggesting the Mine adapted from a "Gold Mine" to a "Manganese Mine" to continue Mining.
    Upon Auction Completion the Winning Bidder will get in Touch with Me and setup Arrangement for Quit Claim Deed.
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