Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlSystem Of Small Faults; Strike N25-45e; Dip 60-80e
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Limonite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Colestin-Fisher
AlterationHost Rocks Are Sheared, Carbonatized And Impregnated With Calcite And Chalcedonyvenlets. Gouge Rich Zones Are Common.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1928 - 1930
Identification
Deposit ID10040974
MRDS IDM055877
Alternate namesOregon Mercury Corp.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.01482, -122.93254
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESMERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 54