Mine detail: Red Star Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

42.00955, -122.9703

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Discovery year:	1938

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Applegate Group
Host type:	Schist
Structure:	Joints
Alteration processes:	Slight Hydrothermal Alteration

References

MRDS	M055854
DEP	10040957
Reference	{Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 323.}{Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, BULL. 14-C, V. 1, 133 P.}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.