The School Creek Prospect is a gold and mercury mine located in Lake county, Oregon.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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School Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: School Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lake
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Fremont National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3.7 LB/TON HG
Analytical Data: ODGMI SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE AU
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Opal
Comments
Comment (Geology): CINNABAR OCCURS AS FRACTURE COATINGS IN OPALIZED, BLEACHED RHYOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N.V. AND MCINTYRE, J.R., 1970, THE RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN KLAMATH AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTIES; OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 66, P. 50
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