The War Eagle Coal Area is a mercury mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,850 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,850 Feet (564 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.62, -122.95361
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War Eagle Coal Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle Coal Area
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Meadows
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mineral Mines Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1936
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Very Little Alteration Of Host Rocks
Rocks
Name: Coal
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Marcasite
Comments
Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORK PROBABLY IS MOSTLY CAVED
Comment (Geology): TWO AND LOCALLY THREE COAL SEAMS ARE PRESENT. THEY RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES TO 3 FT THICK, SEPARATED BY BEDS OF SANDSTONE AND SILTSTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1943, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MEADOWS DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON: USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 55, P. 69
Reference (Deposit): SCHUETTE, C.N., 1938, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 4, P. 113
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