Mine detail: Ross Claims

Previously called 'Pence and Howell'

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Location: Douglas County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.0551, -122.86309
dep_id: 10041001
mrds_id: M055908
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar
alteration: Mild Clay-Silica Alteration/Impregnation Of Rocks
ore_ctrl: Small Fault Zone; Strike N40e, Dip 65e
Reporter: Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Colestin-Fisher
hrock_type: Andesite
disc_yr: 1930
discr: Dave Crispen
References:
  • Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
  • Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
  • Deposit:: RAMP, L., 1965, JL CINNABAR GROUP: ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORT
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