Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlBrecciated Zones In Opalite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff
StructureOpalized Zones Are Along Nw Trending Faults
Tectonic settingDissected Lava Plateau
AlterationOpalization Of Host Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1956 - 1958, 1961
First production1956
Last production1968
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10040288
MRDS IDM054994
Alternate namesPolaris, Ryan
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.53317, -119.94413
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INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252BROOKS, H. C., 1968, GLASS BUTTES MERCURY: ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORTREED, G.C., 1946, EXPLORATION OF GLASS BUTTES MERCURY DEPOSIT, LAKE COUNTY, ORE.: USBM RI 39265) ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, ANUSBM AND COMPANY RECORDS VIA BROOKS, 1968