Mine detail: War Eagle Mine

Previously called 'Rainier VeinVtah Quicksilver'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.62062, -122.96284

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Other material: Cinnabar, Marcasite, Quartz
Discovery year: 1916

Production

Operation type: Underground
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1918

Geology

References

MRDSM055184
MAS410290177
DEP10201563
Reference{Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 850, 1934, P. 53.}{Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1943, V. 2,}{Deposit:: P. 116-120.}{Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963, P. 69.}
ReporterWestern Field Operations Center (WFOC)