The Rayome Prospect is a mercury mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,581 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: 1,581 Feet (482 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.66167, -122.66167
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Rayome Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rayome Prospect
Secondary: Rayomes Cinnabar
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Trail
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. C. Brewer
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wall Rocks Are Bleached And Partly Altered To Clay, Limonite, And Silica
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M015639) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H
Comment (Location): NW/4 SEC 33
Comment (Geology): TWO PARALLEL VERTICAL SHEAR ZONES CARRY GOUGE SEAMS UP TO 3 INCHES ACROSS WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF CINNABAR PAINT. ; HR.AGE.MV: BASALTIC L
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. 323.
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON R.R., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TILLER, TRAIL, AND BROWNSBORO AREAS AND THE PHILLIPS MINE, ASHLAND; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
Reference (Deposit): HLADKY, FRANK R., DOGAMI, FIELD VERIFIED
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