The Hopeless is a mercury mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,276 feet.
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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: 5,276 Feet (1,608 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.27833, -122.59556
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Hopeless MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hopeless
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Shale City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. A. Myers And Marcel Klimek
Years: 1963 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1960
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Opalitization Of Host Rocks
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): N/2 SW/4 SEC 9, ABOUT HALF MILE NW OF SHALE CITY, ABOUT HALF MILE NW OF SHALE CITY
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR IN OPALITE BRECCIA ZONE ABOUT 1 FT WIDE AND 15 FT LONG CUT BY FRACTURES TRENDING N85W
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P 82, P 82
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