Oregon · Clackamas County
Past Producer

Ames - Bancroft

Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

A. G. Ames

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlCalcite Veins In Basalt
Materials
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Columbia River Basalt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1932
Identification
Deposit ID10103834
MRDS IDM055945
Alternate namesOregon Quicksilver
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.07954, -121.98116
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 8252USBM UNPUB DATA