The Custer Young is a mercury mine located in Jefferson 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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Custer Young MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Custer Young
Secondary: Butte and View Claims
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jefferson
District: Horse Heaven
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Custer Young
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS INDICATE VERY LOW GRADE ORE
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Marcasite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): S/2 SEC 6
Comment (Production): NONE RECORDED, PROBABLY 2 FL
Comment (Workings): NOW CAVED NONE RECORDED, PROBABLY 2 FL
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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