Oregon · Lake County
Producer

Ryan Group

Lake County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

P.L. Forbes

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBrecciated Zones In Opalite
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Associated rockTuff,Felsic Volcanic Rock
StructureNw Trending Faults
AlterationOpalization Of Host Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Last production1968
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10109500
MRDS IDM025381
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.53706, -119.95163
References
BROOKS, H.C., 1968, GLASS BUTTES MERCURY: ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORTBROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 55, P. 172-174ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: USGS BULL. 931-B, P. 33-35COMPANY RECORDS VIA H.C. BROOKS, ODGMI