The North Fork Claims is a mercury mine located in Clackamas 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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North Fork Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Fork Claims
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Clackamas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jacob Hauck
Years: 1963 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
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
Physiographic Detail: Cascade Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONLY TRACES OF CINNABAR WERE FOUND IN SEVERAL SAMPLES TAKEN BY ODGMI PERSONNEL IN 1941
Materials
Ore: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED WHERE NORTH FORK RIVER CROSSES SECTION BOUNDARY
References
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951: ODGMI BULL. 14-D
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965.
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