Mine detail: Kiggins

Previously called 'Oak Grove'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.07704, -121.97422

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury, Molybdenum
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Jordisite, Opal, Quartz, Zeolite
Discovery year:	1924

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1934 - 1936, 1938 - 1941

Geology

Host rock:	Columbia River Basalt
Host type:	Basalt
Structure:	Faults
Alteration processes:	Mild Clay Alteration Of Basalt Adjacent To Veins

References

MRDS	M055944
DEP	10041032
Reference	{Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.}{Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965.}{Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: BROWN, R. E. AND WALKER, G. W., 1943, CLACKAMAS QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, OREGON: USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT}{Deposit:: 5) OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK; 1951: ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 15}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.