The Thomason is a mercury mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,652 feet.
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: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.78361, -122.93583
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Thomason MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thomason
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Upper Cow Creek
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Umpqua National Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. N. J. Bergman And Carl Bergman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Geology): CINNABAR FOUND IN PANNINGS OF THE SOIL OVER SEVERAL ACRES
Comment (Workings): 16 FT SHAFT AND ABOUT 500 AUGER HOLES 6 TO 8 FT DEEP
Comment (Commodity): MOSTLY EXPLORATION
Comment (Location): SE/4 SEC 16
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
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): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, BULL. 14-C, V. 1, 133 P. , P. 130
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 324.
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