The Currier is a mercury and barium-barite 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Mercury, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 42.74944, -120.76389
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Currier MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Currier
Secondary: Lucky Boy No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lake
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: W. M. Currier
Years: 1963 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shearing, Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Clay, Silica And Carbonate Alteration And Impregnation Of The Host Rocks
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Mercury
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION
Comment (Production): 2.5 FL PRODUCTION, NOT RECORDED
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
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): 5) ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROS
Reference (Production): BROOKS
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
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