The Sullivan is a mercury mine located in Lane 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
Sullivan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sullivan
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fractures, Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silica, Carbonate, Clay Alteration/Impregnation Of Rocks In The Fault Zone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DENNIS CREEK
Comment (Deposit): BROAD FAULT ZONE SIMILAR TO THAT AT BLACK BUTTE BUT VERY LITTLE CINNABAR HAS BEEN FOUND
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ALONG SILICA - CARBONATE VEINLETS
References
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G. AND WATERS, A.C., 1934, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 850, 58 P.
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