Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNorthwest Trending Fault And Subsidiary Branches
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Pyrite
Other materialsLimonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureThe Mine Is Near The North Margin Of The Mcdermitt Caldera, Normal Faults
AlterationThe Host Rocks Are Argillized To Varying Degrees. Large And Small Masses Of Chalcedony Occur In Parts Of The Ore Zones
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1930-1936, 1940-1944, 1956-1961
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10103782
MRDS IDM055183
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.04433, -117.90237
References
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESBROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.YATES, R. G., 1942, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE OPALITE DISTRICT, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON AND HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 931-NSCHUETTE, C. N., 1938, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 4, P. 159-168.RYTUBA, J. J., 1976, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MCDERMITT CALDERA, OREGON-NEVADA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT NO.USBM RECORDSBROOKS, H. C., ODGMI, PERSONAL FILES