Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite
Associated rockDacite
AlterationClay Alteration, Limonitization Opalized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1941 - 1943
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10040282
MRDS IDM054987
Alternate namesWindy Hollow, Hot Spot Other Mining District N
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.53374, -119.98245
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 161