Nisbet

The Nisbet is a mercury and zeolites mine located in Clackamas 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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Site Name

Primary: Nisbet
Secondary: Oregon Quicksilver

Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Primary: Zeolites

Location

State: Oregon
County: Clackamas
District: Oak Grove Fork

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Mt. Hood National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: G. Nisbet And A.O. Bartell

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1924
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Many Small Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mild Clay Alteration Of Basalt Adjacent To The Veins

Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Heulandite
Gangue: Stilbite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965.

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963 , QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 55 , 223 P.

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, R. E. AND WALKER, G. W., 1943, CLACKAMAS QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, OREGON: USGS UNPUBLISHED MS

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951: ODGMI BULL. 14-D P. 20-21

Reference (Production): BROOKS

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