The Empire is a mercury mine located in Josephine 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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Empire MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Pickett Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lela Briggs
Years: 1963 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1931
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Partial Alteration Of The Rocks To Limonite And Clay Minerals
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOWED 0.3 AND 0.5 LB/TON HG
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TWO ADITS, 80 FT AND 45 FT LONG; 35 FT SHAFT; OPENCUT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS NOW CAVED
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NO M013721 COMBINED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H
Comment (Location): NW/4 SEC 3
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L AND PETERSON, N V, 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL 100, TABLE 1, NO 199
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P 95, P 95
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 320.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL 14-C, VOL 2, SEC 1, P 71
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