Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOCKETS
Ore controlFault Gouge
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Clarno Formation
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite,Basalt · Clarno Formation, Andesite And Basalt Flows
StructureProminent Fault Trending N50-65e, Dip 65-85 Se
AlterationClay Alteration Along Faults And Shear Zones. Also Argillic, Silicification, Carbonatization.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1930-1933, 1936-1940
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10103783
MRDS IDM055195
Alternate namesCinnabar Mines, Inc., Including the Number Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.3554, -120.31277
References
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESBROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.