The Farnham is a mercury and gold mine located in Harney county, Oregon.
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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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Farnham MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Farnham
Secondary: Wonder Rock
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens - Pueblo
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: Tom Lawson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.10 OZ/TON AG. A HIGH GRADE MERCURY ORE SAMPLE RAN 55.7 LBS/TON HG
Analytical Data: ODGMI ASSAY SHOWS 0.10 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): VERY SMALL RESERVES
Comment (Production): A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS HG, NOT RECORDED; SMALL SHIPMENTS OF GOLD REPORTED, NOT RECORDED.
Comment (Workings): A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS HG, NOT RECORDED; SMALL SHIPMENTS OF GOLD REPORTED, NOT RECORDED.
Comment (Commodity): PROPERTIES ACTUALLY PROSPECTED FOR GOLD AND COPPER
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, TABLE 26, P. 330.
Reference (Deposit): FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 161.
Reference (Deposit): 5) WILLIAMS, H., AND COMPTON, RR, 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS,
Reference (Deposit): U.S.BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 8-87, 1987, TABLE 1, NO. 26, P. 23.
Reference (Production): BROOKS, 1963
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