Brandon

The Brandon is a mercury mine located in Malheur 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

Name: Brandon

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 43.42361, -117.50833

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Satelite image of the Brandon

Brandon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brandon
Secondary: Quartz Mtn.


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ivan And Virginia Brandon


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Opalization


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO CINNABAR WAS SEEN BY BROOKS DURING A VISIT TO THE PROPERTY IN 1958.

Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = QUARTZ MOUNTAIN BASIN 1:24000


References

Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., ODGMI, PERSONAL NOTES


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