Oregon · Crook County
Past Producer

Champion

Crook County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

A. J. Champion And Mr. & Mrs. Bert Tolladay

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Limonite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony
Geology
Host rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
StructureLocal Faults
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration Of Andesite To Clays
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1934 - 1938, 1941
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10041042
MRDS IDM055956
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.38733, -120.44138
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES