Mine detail: Red Hill

Previously called 'Red Bull'

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Location: Harney County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.19404, -118.68795
dep_id: 10040237
mrds_id: M054933
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar
model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
alteration: Silicification
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit: Steens Mountain Volcanic Series
hrock_type: Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON: USBM IC 8252
  • Deposit:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
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