The Stanley and Brown Prospect is a mercury mine located in Jackson 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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Stanley and Brown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stanley and Brown Prospect
Secondary: Brownsboro Clay & Quicksilver
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Clay
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Brownsboro
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: R. A. Brown
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
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 Striking N45-55w
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinized Volcanics
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Comments
Comment (Location): E/2 NW/4 SEC 11
Comment (Production): 2 OR 3 FLASKS OF HG PRODUCED ABOUT 1920
Comment (Geology): CINNABAR OCCURS IN IRREGULAR CHALCEDONY VEINLETS
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013809) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TILLER, TRAIL, AND BROWNSBORO AREAS AND OF THE PHILLIPS MINE; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, BULL. 14-C, V. 2, 200 P.
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
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