Mine detail: Phillips

Previously called 'Meridian'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.22177, -122.76085

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Calcite, Chalcedony, Limonite, Opal

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Prospect

Geology

Host rock:	Applegate Group
Host type:	Diabase,Metavolcanic Rock

References

MRDS	M055847
DEP	10040952
Reference	{Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 83}{Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TILLER, TRAIL, AND BROWNSBORO AREAS AND OF THE PHILLIPS MINE, ASHLAND; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT}
Reporter	Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J., Peterson, Jocelyn A.