The Centennial is a gold and 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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Centennial MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Centennial
Secondary: Columbia
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. E. Pruess, Sr.
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 4 "LEDGES" - #4 CARRIES SOME QUICKSILVER
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NO. M013231 MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, BULL. 14-C, V. 2, 225 P.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 68
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N. V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 100, TABLE 1, NO. 203
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