The Connor Creek is a mercury mine located in Baker 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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Connor Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Connor Creek
Secondary: Rose Lee
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Connor Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Al Davis; Harold Cooley
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGED 0.3 LB HG/TON
Analytical Data: 8 SAMPLES
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CONSV. RECORD ( M014574 ) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DOZER CUTS AND 2 SHORT ADITS
Comment (Geology): SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK DERIVED FROM SERPENTINITE AND GABBRO.
Comment (Location): NE/4 SEC. 34; NW/4 SEC. 35 ON EAST SIDE OF DRY CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
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