Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSmall Fault Zones Of Diverse Attitude. One Of The Largest Is About 3 Ft. Wide, Strikes N75w And Dips 60s
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Gold
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock · Applegate Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10040982
MRDS IDM055888
Alternate namesDoodlebug, Gold Pan, Hyde, Davison
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.11705, -123.15892
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 90MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252,TABLE 26, P. 322.DILLER, J.S. AND KAY, G.F., 1909, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANTS PASS QUADRANGLE AND BORDERING DISTRICTS, ORE. CONTRIB. TO ECON. GEOL.: USGS BULL. 380, P. 79OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, BULL. 14-C, V. 2, 200 P.5) WILKINSON, W.D., 1940, ADVANCD REPORT ON SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN BUTTE FALLS QUADRANGLE, ORE.: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL.