Brushy Butte

The Brushy Butte is a mercury mine located in Douglas 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

Name: Brushy Butte

State:  Oregon

County:  Douglas

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 43.09722, -123.19667

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Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Brushy Butte

Brushy Butte MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brushy Butte


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Douglas


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Martha Preble


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: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT ADIT SYMBOL IN TOWNSHIP

Comment (Workings): TWO SHORT ADITS NO PRODUCTION DATA


References

Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252


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