Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlVeins Filling Fissures In Basalt
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueJordisite, Opal, Quartz, Zeolite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Columbia River Basalt
StructureFaults
AlterationMild Clay Alteration Of Basalt Adjacent To Veins
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1934 - 1936, 1938 - 1941
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10041032
MRDS IDM055944
Alternate namesOak Grove
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.07704, -121.97422
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965.MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252BROWN, R. E. AND WALKER, G. W., 1943, CLACKAMAS QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, OREGON: USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT5) OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK; 1951: ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 15