Mine detail: Botz

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

43.99261, -120.71943

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar, Limonite, Marcasite
Gangue:	Gypsum
Discovery year:	1931

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation
Host type:	Tuff,Andesite
Structure:	Fault Zone
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M055969
DEP	10095496
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}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A., Gray, Jerry J.