Mine detail: Pinkey

Previously called 'IdealNew Deal'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.02316, -120.71722

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar, Limonite, Pyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chalcedony, Clay
Discovery year:	1938

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Tuff,Andesite
Structure:	Fault Zone
Alteration processes:	Silicified (Opalized) Fault Zone, Bleached

References

MRDS	M055970
DEP	10041052
Reference	{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:: 1954 DIREXPL DME}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A., Gray, Jerry J.